Surname Grman in modern Croatia

Grman families are Croats and they are mostly from Duga Resa area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Duga Resa area and in Karlovac.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Grman live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Zabljak in Duga Resa area (40), Duga Resa (30), Rijeka (15), Karlovac (10), and in Lucica in Duga Resa area (10).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (5), Australia (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Grman (including: German , Gherman , Germann , Ghorman , Germán , Ghirman , Germaan and Ghrerman ) is present in 115 countries worldwide. "German " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 20000 in Russian Federation , and some 20000 people in Dominican Republic. "Gherman " is used by some 10000 people in Romania , about 2000 in Moldova , and some 500 people in the United States. "Germann " is used by some 4000 people in Germany , about 3000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Janko Grman, Anđelko Grman, Draženko Grman, Branka Grman, Željka Grman, Josip Grman, Ankica Grman, Ivan Grman, Darko Grman, Bara Grman, Damir Grman, Ksenija Grman, Đurđa Grman, Nada Grman, Marijan Grman, Marko Grman, Blaženka Grman, Ivica Grman, Robert Grman

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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