In Croatia, Ožinger families are Croats (from Varazdin area ), barely Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin area and in Varazdin. In Ledinec in Varazdin area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Ožinger.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Ožinger live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Ledinec (20) and Beretinec (<10) in Varazdin area, Varazdin (<10), Ledinec Gornji in Varazdin area (<5), and in Crnile (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Ožinger is present in two countries on two continents.
