Surname Filippi in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Filippi families are almost entirely Croats (from Dubrovnik ), very rarely Italians (from Labin ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Labin.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Filippi live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (10), Mokosica (<10), Zagreb (<10), Labin (<5), and in Korcula on the Island of Korcula (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Filippi (including: Philippi , Phillippi , Felippi , Philippy , Phillippy , Fillippi , Phillippie and Filippy ) is present in 71 countries worldwide. "Philippi " is used by some 3000 people in Germany , about 2000 in Brazil , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Fillippi " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Chile , and small number of people in Brazil , small number of people in Italy. "Phillippi " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 90 in Chile , and some 70 people in Japan.

Characteristic first names

Živan Filippi, Vjeran Filippi, Nikša Filippi, Nikolina Filippi, Keti Filippi, Maura Filippi, Lukša Filippi, Ante Filippi, Natale Filippi, Piero Filippi, Ana Filippi, Davorka Filippi, Tajana Filippi, Amato Filippi, Dario Filippi, Ivana Filippi, Ivan Filippi, Josip Filippi, Andreas Filippi

Mentions in sources

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

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