Surname Jeger in modern Croatia

Jeger families are Croats and they are mostly from Nasice area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Vukovar.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Jeger live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Osijek (15), Zagreb (15), Beli Manastir (<10), Cepin in Osijek area (<10), and in Kutina (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jeger (including: Jäger , Yeger , Jegher , Jääger , Jegger , Yegger , Yegher , Jeeger and Ieger ) is present in 49 countries worldwide. "Yeger " is used by some 400 people in Israel , about 100 in Germany , and some 90 people in the United States. "Ieger " is used by few people in the United States. "Yegger " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Jeger, Karlo Jeger, Željko Jeger, Branka Jeger, Vlajko Jeger, Damir Jeger, Denis Jeger, Dario Jeger, Suzana Jeger, Berislav Jeger, Marko Jeger, Marija Jeger, Davor Jeger, Ivica Jeger, Anja Jeger, Igor Jeger, Vladimir Jeger, Gordana Jeger, Iva Jeger

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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