Surname Šimin in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šimin families are generally Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Split.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Šimin live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Putnikovic on the Peljesac peninsula (<10), Seget Donji in Trogir area (<5), Brgulje (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Zadar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šimin (including: Simin , Shimin , Simien , Shimmin , Simmin , Shoimin , Siemien , Simmien , Simín and Sihmin ) is present in 59 countries worldwide. "Siemien " is used by some 50 people in Poland and small number in the United States. "Simien " is used by some 1000 people in the United States and small number in France. "Shimmin " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 300 in Great Britain , and some 200 people in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Marija Šimin, Branko Šimin, Mario Šimin, Katarina Šimin, Ivica Šimin, Đurđica Šimin, Davor Šimin, Vjekoslav Šimin, Luca Šimin, Ljiljana Šimin, Milenka Šimin, Emilija Šimin, Rudolfo Šimin, Anka Šimin, Mare Šimin, Niko Šimin, Frane Šimin, Bosiljka Šimin, Zvonimir Šimin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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