Surname Špicer in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Špicer families are almost entirely Croats (from Varazdin area ), very rarely Jews (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Špicer live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and two other places, mostly in Slavonski Brod (<10), Zagreb (<10), Cakovec (<5), Turcin in Varazdin area (<5), and in Sisak (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to France (2) and the United States (1).
Family name Špicer (including: Spicer , Spitzer , Spicher , Spycher , Shpitzer , Spizer , Shpizer , Spiecher , Spiezer and Spiecer ) is present in 87 countries worldwide. The family name "Spicer " is used by some 30000 people in the United States , about 3000 in Australia , and some 3000 people in Canada. "Spiecer " is used by few people in the United States. "Spicher " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 400 in Germany , and some 300 people in Switzerland.

Characteristic first names

Dragutin Špicer, Hrvoje Špicer, Igor Špicer, Mavro Špicer, Dan Špicer, Lavoslav Špicer, Anna Špicer, Fric Špicer, Vladimir Špicer, Ivana Špicer, Dušanka Špicer, Mirjana Špicer, Nikola Špicer, Gordana Špicer, Nada Špicer, Gruda Špicer, Josip Špicer, Vlado Špicer, Ljubica Špicer

Mentions in sources

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

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