Surname Ciganović in modern Croatia

Ciganović families are often Croats and they are mostly from Pozega area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and in Pozega area. In Alilovci in Pozega area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Ciganović.

Prevalence

About 350 people with faimily name Ciganović live in Croatia today, in 150 households. There were 490 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 30 cities and 32 other places, mostly in Alilovci in Pozega area (65), Zagreb (55), Bjelovar (20), Pozega (20), and in Djakovo (20).

Outside Croatia

At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (4), Switzerland (2), Germany (2), and to France (1).
Family name Ciganović (including: Ciganovich , Ciganovic and Cyganovich ) is present in 15 countries on three continents. The family name "Ciganovic " is used by some 60 people in Germany , small number in Spain , and small number of people in the United States. "Ciganovich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Cyganovich " is used by some 50 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Šimo Ciganović, Goran Ciganović, Petar Ciganović, Alen Ciganović, Dejan Ciganović, Hrvoje Ciganović, Damir Ciganović, Biserka Ciganović, Viktorija Ciganović, Dragan Ciganović, Krunoslav Ciganović, Željko Ciganović, Antun Ciganović, Zvonko Ciganović, Mirela Ciganović, Tomislav Ciganović, Marko Ciganović, Sanela Ciganović, Darko Ciganović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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