Surname Hil in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Hil live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Pula (<10), Ivankovo in Vinkovci area (<10), Zagreb (<10), Kukurini in Pazin area (<10), and in Cerna in Zupanja area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Hil (including: Hill , Thiel , Hilli , Thil , Hilly , Hiel , Hiely , Hiell and Hiil ) is present in 194 countries worldwide. The family name "Hil " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Indonesia , and some 200 people in Syria. "Thiel " is used by some 40000 people in Germany , about 20000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Brazil. "Hiel " is used by some 400 people in Belgium , about 300 in Japan , and some 300 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Renata Hil, Dinka Hil, Ronald Hil, Kristina Hil, Josip Hil, Mariana Hil, Dijana Hil, Harry Hil, Marko Hil, Ivica Hil, Ivan Hil, Marijana Hil, Branko Hil, Robert Hil, Ratko Hil, Zdenko Hil, Mirjana Hil, Kristian Hil, Jasmina Hil

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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