Surname Bilman in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bilman families are generally Croats (from Kutina ), very rarely Italians (also from Kutina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kutina and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Bilman live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Jamarica (15), Kaptol in Pozega area (<5), Zagreb (<5), Novska (<5), and in Pozega (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bilman (including: Billman , Billmann , Bielmann , Bielman , Biellmann , Biehlmann , Bihlman , Biilmann and Billiman ) is present in 73 countries worldwide. The family name "Bilman " is used by some 300 people in Turkey , about 100 in Indonesia , and some 70 people in the United States. "Bielman " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Thailand , and small number of people in Mongolia. "Billman " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 100 in Australia , and some 80 people in Sweden.

Characteristic first names

Davor Bilman, Marija Bilman, Damir Bilman, Goran Bilman, Željka Bilman, Danijel Bilman, Natalija Bilman, Kata Bilman, Branko Bilman, Vesna Bilman, Barica Bilman, Željko Bilman, Mirko Bilman, Dražen Bilman, Matija Bilman, Ivan Bilman, Josip Bilman, Marica Bilman, Ankica Bilman

Mentions in sources

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

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