Surname Hegel in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hegel families are almost entirely Croats (from Cazma area ), very rarely Czechs (also from Cazma area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Cazma area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Hegel live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Velika Ludina in Cazma area (15), Sesvete (<10), Popovaca in Kutina area (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Vrbovec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hegel (including: Högel , Thegel , Chegel and Heegel ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. The family name "Hegel " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 2000 in Guatemala , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Heegel " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Högel " is used by some 700 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and some 50 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Idora Hegel, Marija Hegel, Dario Hegel, Katica Hegel, Željko Hegel, Siniša Hegel, Željka Hegel, Slavko Hegel, Svjetlana Hegel, Monika Hegel, Dejan Hegel, Zdenko Hegel, Vladimir Hegel, Franjka Hegel, Nenad Hegel, Zlatko Hegel, Ljubica Hegel, Blanka Hegel, Biserka Hegel

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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