Surname Cilar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Cilar families are Croats (from Mursko Sredisce ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and Mursko Sredisce.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Cilar live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 9 other places, mostly in Cakovec (20), Mursko Sredisce (15), Sveti Ilija in Varazdin area (<10), Senkovec in Cakovec area (<5), and in Strukovec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Cilar (including: Cellar , Cihlar , Cielar , Chillar , Zilar , Chilar , Chhilar , Cylar and Celar ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. "Zilar " is used by some 90 people in the United States. "Cihlar " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 50 in Germany , and small number of people in Austria. "Chillar " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in Trinidad and Tobago.

Characteristic first names

Željko Cilar, Dubravka Cilar, Ivan Cilar, Stjepan Cilar, Josip Cilar, Ivica Cilar, Spomenka Cilar, Vanja Cilar, Kristijan Cilar, Martina Cilar, Marija Cilar, Andreja Cilar, Damir Cilar, Mirjana Cilar, Jasna Cilar, Franjo Cilar, Dragan Cilar, Ljubica Cilar, Štefanija Cilar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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