Surname Šilipetar in modern Croatia

Šilipetar families are Croats and they are mostly from Zapresic. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Zabok.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Šilipetar live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Druzilovec in Zabok area (15), Slavonski Brod (<10), Zapresic (<10), and in Pojatno (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Šilipetar (including: Silipetar , Shilipetar ) is present in three countries on two continents. "Shilipetar " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vedran Šilipetar, Gabrijela Šilipetar, Josip Šilipetar, Davorin Šilipetar, Rudolf Šilipetar, Darko Šilipetar, Zlatko Šilipetar, Mario Šilipetar, Branimir Šilipetar, Višnja Šilipetar, Mijo Šilipetar, Ksenija Šilipetar, Ivan Šilipetar, Anica Šilipetar, Brunoslav Šilipetar, Davor Šilipetar, Ana Šilipetar, Danijela Šilipetar, Ivana Šilipetar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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