Surname Geiger in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Geiger families are almost entirely Croats (from Ivanic-Grad ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ivanic-Grad and in Slavonski Brod.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Geiger live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and another small place , mostly in Ivanic-Grad (<10), Zagreb (<10), Slavonski Brod (<10), Varazdin (<5), and in Dubrovnik (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Geiger (including: Geyger , Geigher , Geigger and Geieger ) is present in 83 countries worldwide. The family name "Geiger " is used by some 30000 people in the United States , about 30000 in Germany , and some 2000 people in Austria. "Geieger " is used by few people in the United States. "Geigher " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marija Geiger, Melita Geiger, Lidija Geiger, Hinko Geiger, Sidonija Geiger, Zvonimir Geiger, Zorana Geiger, Vladimir Geiger, Arno Geiger, Kornelija Geiger, Božidar Geiger, Thomas Geiger, Ranko Geiger, Štefica Geiger, Davorin Geiger, Zorica Geiger, Andreas Geiger, Janos Geiger, Walter Geiger

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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