Surname King in modern Croatia

In Croatia, King families are predominantly Croats (from Sisak ), rarely Bosniaks (from Zagreb ), and very rarely Roms (also from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Sisak.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name King live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Zagreb (20), Stupno (<5), Sesvete (<5), Dubrovnik (<5), and in Biograd na moru (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (2).
Family name King (including: Qing , Khing , Kieng , Khieng , Kiing , Kingh , Kinght , Kingho and Kingg ) is present in 199 countries worldwide. The family name "King " is used by some 400000 people in the United States , about 40000 in Great Britain , and some 30000 people in Australia. "Kingh " is used by few people in the United States. "Kingg " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davor King, Natalina King, Edin King, Gerard King, Jimmy King, Tom King, Ivan King, Ivanka King, Albert King, Steve King, Josip King, Emil King, Biserka King, Hanka King, Dragica King, Ivica King, Meri King, Neno King, Hana King

Mentions in sources

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

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