Surname Brgan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Brgan families are Croats (from Ozalj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Ozalj.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Brgan live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and 6 other places, mostly in Lovic Prekriski (<10), Karlovac (<10), Veliki Rastovac in Slatina area (<5), Kamanje in Ozalj area (<5), and in Zdenci in Orahovica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Brgan (including: Bergan , Berghahn , Berghan , Berghman , Berghian , Berghann , Berghaan , Bergann and Bergian ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. "Bergan " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 700 in Norway , and some 200 people in Australia. "Bergian " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Berghahn " is used by some 600 people in Brazil , about 400 in Germany , and some 90 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Brgan, Petar Brgan, Denisa Brgan, Vesna Brgan, Ružica Brgan, Olgica Brgan, Ivan Brgan, Oliver Brgan, Darko Brgan, Josip Brgan, Mirjana Brgan, Matija Brgan, Jana Brgan, Marija Brgan, Zora Brgan, Nikola Brgan, Štefanija Brgan, Vilko Brgan, Katarina Brgan

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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