Surname Severin in modern Croatia

Severin families are Croats and they are mostly from Zapresic area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zapresic area.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Severin live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Jakovlje in Zapresic area (40), Zlatar-Bistrica in Oroslavje area (<10), Zadravec in Lepoglava area (<10), and in Blaskovec (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Severin (including: Seweryn , Severyn , Severien , Sewerin , Séverin , Severín , Sheverin and Severrien ) is present in 90 countries worldwide. "Severyn " is used by some 500 people in Ukraine , about 500 in the United States , and some 200 people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Krešimir Severin, Nenad Severin, Irena Severin, Stjepan Severin, Željko Severin, Zdenko Severin, Ana Severin, Predrag Severin, Antonija Severin, Ivana Severin, Edina Severin, Anita Severin, Jadranka Severin, Biserka Severin, Božica Severin, Jasenka Severin, Marija Severin, Hrvoje Severin, Vatroslav Severin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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