Surname Gajger in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gajger families are Croats (from Novi Marof area ), barely Slovenes (from Slavonski Brod ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod and Djakovo.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Gajger live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and two other places, mostly in Slavonski Brod (25), Zagreb (15), Djakovo (<10), Daruvar (<10), and in Gornja Brckovcina (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gajger (including: Geiger , Gaiger , Gayger , Gaygher , Geigher and Geigger ) is present in 84 countries worldwide. "Geiger " is used by some 30000 people in the United States , about 30000 in Germany , and some 2000 people in Austria. "Geigher " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Gajger, Jelica Gajger, Kruno Gajger, Vladimir Gajger, Davor Gajger, Krešimir Gajger, Andrea Gajger, Krunoslav Gajger, Marjan Gajger, Doroteja Gajger, Michael Gajger, Miroslav Gajger, Josip Gajger, Ivica Gajger, Vlasta Gajger, Goranka Gajger, Anamarija Gajger, Đuro Gajger, Tomislav Gajger

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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