Surname Širol in modern Croatia

Širol families are Croats and they are mostly from Pazin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Pazin area. In places Škopljak and Gologorički Dol in Pazin area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Širol.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Širol live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are only located in in 13 Croatian cities and 25 other places, mostly in Pazin (20), Gracisce in Pazin area (20), Pula (15), Pican in Pazin area (15), and in Zagreb (10).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (3), the United States (2), Canada (1), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Širol (including: Sirol , Shirol , Sirolli , Schirolli , Sirolly , Siroll and Shairool ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. "Shirol " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Kenya , and small number of people in Germany. "Siroll " is used by few people in the United States. "Sirolli " is used by some 400 people in Argentina , about 300 in Italy , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Radenka Širol, Alfred Širol, Sergio Širol, Franjo Širol, Tatjana Širol, Vlasta Širol, Josip Širol, Vjeran Širol, Marijana Širol, Đevarije Širol, Mladen Širol, Ondina Širol, Marina Širol, Branimir Širol, Danijela Širol, Marilena Širol, Marino Širol, Jasna Širol, Diana Širol

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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