Surname Egger in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Egger live in Croatia today, in three households only.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Zagreb (<5), Karlovac (<5), Krizevci (<5), and in Homer in Delnice area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Egger (including: Hegger , Högger ) is present in 65 countries worldwide. The family name "Egger " is used by some 7000 people in Austria , about 6000 in Germany , and some 4000 people in the United States. "Högger " is used by some 100 people in Switzerland , about 100 in Germany , and small number of people in the United States. "Hegger " is used by some 800 people in Germany , about 500 in the United States , and some 300 people in the Netherlands.

Characteristic first names

Marco Egger, Siegfried Egger, Ivica Egger, Klaus Egger, Milka Egger, Alexander Egger, Oswald Egger, Nikola Egger, Alica Egger, Andreas Egger, Franz Egger, Gabrijel Egger, Katarina Egger, Katrin Egger, Silke Egger

Mentions in sources

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

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