Surname Crisman in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Crisman families are generally Italians (from Buje ), rarely Croats (also from Buje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Buje and Umag. In Petrovija in Umag every tenth inhabitant had the family name Crisman.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Crisman live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only two naselja i to in Umag (<5) and Petrovija (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Crisman (including: Chrisman , Crissman , Crismann , Chrismann , Chriesman and Chrissman ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Crisman " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 100 in Italy , and some 100 people in Argentina. "Crissman " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 100 in Afghanistan , and small number of people in Indonesia. "Chrisman " is used by some 7000 people in the United States , about 200 in Indonesia , and some 90 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Mario Crisman, Luciano Crisman, Roberto Crisman, Alice Crisman, Marija Crisman, Anđela Crisman, Graziano Crisman, Fioretta Crisman, Aldo Crisman, Romano Crisman, Rozana Crisman, Timea Crisman, Valeria Crisman, Alessandra Crisman, Bruno Crisman, Carlo Crisman, Carolina Crisman, Caterina Crisman, Celestina Crisman

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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