Surname Semper in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Semper families are almost entirely Croats (from Zlatar area ), barely Italians (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zlatar area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Semper live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and 7 other places, mostly in Susobreg in Zlatar area (15), Zagreb (<10), Globocec in Zlatar area (<5), Vidovec Krapinski (<5), and in Otrckovec in Sveti Ivan Zelina area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Semper (including: Shemper , Czemper and Sempher ) is present in 50 countries worldwide. The family name "Semper " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in Argentina. "Sempher " is used by few people in the United States. "Shemper " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirko Semper, Sanja Semper, Maja Semper, Blaženka Semper, Franjo Semper, Jasminka Semper, Zdravko Semper, Darko Semper, Tomislav Semper, Ozren Semper, Tihana Semper, Marijo Semper, Branko Semper, Marijan Semper, Rudolf Semper, Ivan Semper, Dario Semper, Vladimir Semper, Slaven Semper

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1701 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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