Surname Bergman in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bergman families are almost entirely Croats (from Vinkovci area ), barely Czechs (from Daruvar ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Virovitica.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Bergman live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Mocici in Dubrovnik area (<10), Andrijasevci in Vinkovci area (<5), Velika Gorica (<5), and in Daruvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bergman (including: Bergmann , Berghman ) is present in 111 countries worldwide. The family name "Bergman " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 10000 in Sweden , and some 3000 people in the Netherlands. "Bergmann " is used by some 40000 people in Germany , about 6000 in the United States , and some 6000 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Večeslav Bergman, Roman Bergman, Vladimir Bergman, Branko Bergman, Daniel Bergman, Sanja Bergman, Jasmina Bergman, Richard Bergman, Lidija Bergman, Bojan Bergman, Ingrid Bergman, Igor Bergman, Darko Bergman, Boris Bergman, Renata Bergman, Marina Bergman, Nataša Bergman, Gordana Bergman, Petra Bergman

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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