Surname Križman in modern Croatia

Križman families are Croats and they are mostly from Buzet area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Buzet area. In Boljunsko Polje in Buzet area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Križman.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Križman live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Pula (20), Sivati in Pazin area (15), Rijeka (15), Pamici in Pazin area (15), and in Zagreb (10).

Outside Croatia

At least 13 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: France (4), Argentina (3), Sweden (2), Australia (2), Germany (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Križman (including: Krizman , Khrizman , Kriezman and Kryzman ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Krizman " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 100 in Italy , and some 60 people in France. "Khrizman " is used by small number of people in Russian Federation and small number of people in the United States. "Kryzman " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Franko Križman, Mate Križman, Marija Križman, Barbara Križman, Radovan Križman, Kristijan Križman, Katija Križman, Klara Križman, Aleksandar Križman, Nela Križman, Mirela Križman, Valentina Križman, Iva Križman, Alenka Križman, Dario Križman, Nada Križman, Boris Križman, Ivan Križman, Ivana Križman

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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