Surname Cir in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Cir live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Vukovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Cir (including: Zir , Zier , Chir , Cier , Cierra , Cierri , Chirr , Cierro and Cierre ) is present in 98 countries worldwide. The family name "Cir " is used by small number of people in Czech Republic and small number in the United States. "Zier " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Germany , and some 200 people in Indonesia. "Cierra " is used by some 400 people in El Salvador , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Dominican Republic.

Characteristic first names

Vlatko Cir, Zvonko Cir, Elvira Cir, Katka Cir, Vilhelm Cir

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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