Surname Babin in modern Croatia

Babin families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Ugljan. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Split. In Poljana on the Island of Ugljan every tenth inhabitant had the family name Babin.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Babin live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zadar (45), Rijeka (15), Split (10), Pula (10), and in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to France (2) and the United States (1).
Family name Babin (including: Babbin , Babyn and Babien ) is present in 79 countries worldwide. The family name "Babin " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 9000 in Russian Federation , and some 8000 people in France. "Babien " is used by small number of people in Poland and small number in the United States. "Babbin " is used by some 300 people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Andreja Babin, Josip Babin, Ankica Babin, Kristian Babin, Lidija Babin, Šime Babin, Miroslav Babin, Maja Babin, Ivo Babin, Bosiljka Babin, Branko Babin, Silvia Babin, Tomislav Babin, Maša Babin, Ante Babin, Danijel Babin, Stanka Babin, Anita Babin, Ivan Babin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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