Surname Žigman in modern Croatia

Žigman families are Croats and they are mostly from Klanjec. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Klanjec. In Lučelnica Tomaševečka in Klanjec every ninth inhabitant had the family name Žigman.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Žigman live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Zagreb (90), Lucelnica Tomasevecka (15), Zabok (10), Dubrovcan in Zabok area (<10), and in Velika Gorica (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Žigman (including: Zigman , Ziegman , Ziegmann , Zygman and Zigmann ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. The family name "Zigman " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 300 in Israel , and some 100 people in Russian Federation. "Ziegman " is used by some 200 people in the United States and about 50 in Poland. "Ziegmann " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Ante Žigman, Vesna Žigman, Dubravko Žigman, Igor Žigman, Anđelko Žigman, Miroslav Žigman, Damir Žigman, Zoran Žigman, Mladen Žigman, Snježana Žigman, Lidija Žigman, Ivana Žigman, Ljiljana Žigman, Adrijana Žigman, Antun Žigman, Gordana Žigman, Dijana Žigman, Tea Žigman, Dragutin Žigman

Mentions in sources

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

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