Surname Piper in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Piper families are predominantly Croats (from Pozega ), rarely Montenegrins (also from Pozega ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Piper live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Pozega (<5) and Pula (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Piper (including: Pieper , Pyper , Pipper , Pipher , Phyper , Phipher , Piiper , Pypher and Piepper ) is present in 119 countries worldwide. The family name "Piper " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 4000 in Great Britain , and some 3000 people in Australia. "Pieper " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 8000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in the Netherlands. "Pipher " is used by some 900 people in the United States and about 200 in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Milan Piper, Vesna Piper, Ivan Piper, Lea Piper, Nikola Piper, Josip Piper, Ljubica Piper, Milena Piper

Mentions in sources

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

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