Surname Pilar in modern Croatia

Pilar families are Croats and they are mostly from Porec. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Porec and Pula. In Kaldanija in Buje every sixth inhabitant had the family name Pilar.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Pilar live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Porec (20), Pula (<10), Medulin in Pula area (<10), Baderna (<5), and in Umag (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pilar (including: Pillar , Pilaar , Pilhar , Pihlar , Pelar , Pylar , Philar , Pilliar and Pielar ) is present in 78 countries worldwide. "Pielar " is used by few people in the United States. "Pillar " is used by some 2000 people in Brazil , about 2000 in the United States , and some 500 people in Botswana. "Pilaar " is used by some 60 people in the United States , about 60 in the Netherlands , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Franko Pilar, Sandro Pilar, Silvano Pilar, Dario Pilar, Milica Pilar, Gjuro Pilar, Martin Pilar, Ivan Pilar, Božica Pilar, Ivo Pilar, Mario Pilar, Eleonora Pilar, Juraj Pilar, Anita Pilar, Fabio Pilar, Irena Pilar, Marija Pilar, Damir Pilar, Branko Pilar

Mentions in sources

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

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