Surname Bregar in modern Croatia

Bregar families are Croats and they are mostly from Ozalj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Bregar live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 0 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Orljakovo in Ozalj area (15), Draganic in Karlovac area (<10), Pologi in Klanjec area (<10), and in Karlovac (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bregar (including: Brregar , Breggar ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Bregar " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 80 in Germany , and small number of people in Austria. "Breggar " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mario Bregar, Marica Bregar, Tihomir Bregar, Marijan Bregar, Željko Bregar, Ivana Bregar, Boris Bregar, Dubravka Bregar, Robert Bregar, Vesna Bregar, Dijana Bregar, Lea Bregar, Martina Bregar, Mirjana Bregar, Marijana Bregar, Senija Bregar, Damir Bregar, Silvestar Bregar, Branka Bregar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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