In Croatia, Segnan families are mainly Italians (from Rijeka ), less frequently Croats (also from Rijeka ), and very rarely Slovenes (again from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Segnan live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Rijeka (20), and in Matulji (<5) and Veli Brgud (<5) in Opatija area.
Outside Croatia
At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), Argentina (2), and to Australia (2). Family name Segnan is present in 6 countries worldwide. The family name "Segnan " is used by some 100 people in Italy and small number in the United States.
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.