Surname Legen in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Legen families are mainly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Virovitica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Legen live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Cakovec (<5), Virovitica (<5), Suhopolje in Virovitica area (<5), Borovo in Vukovar area (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Legen is present in 13 countries worldwide. The family name "Legen " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Saša Legen, Dejan Legen, Nataša Legen, Ilonka Legen, Rajko Legen, Dražen Legen, Ranko Legen, Milan Legen, Danica Legen, Jadranka Legen, Draginja Legen, Stana Legen, Ljubinko Legen, Vukosava Legen, Božidar Legen, Nada Legen, Dušan Legen, Grozda Legen, Mileva Legen

Mentions in sources

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

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