Surname Bigović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bigović families are predominantly Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ), rarely Montenegrins (from Niksic, Montenegro ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Bigović live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Bacin Dol in Nova Gradiska area (20), Zagreb (<10), Cernik in Nova Gradiska area (<10), Nova Gradiska (<5), and in Omisalj on the Island of Krk (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bigović (including: Bigovic , Bigovich ) is present in 12 countries on four continents. "Bigovich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Bigović, Radiša Bigović, Peko Bigović, Rozina Bigović, Marko Bigović, Jelena Bigović, Goran Bigović, Tomislav Bigović, Marijan Bigović, Radovan Bigović, Blaženka Bigović, Dragan Bigović, Igor Bigović, Danilo Bigović, Anka Bigović, Ljiljana Bigović, Mijo Bigović, Ivan Bigović, Zdenka Bigović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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