Surname Simeon in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Simeon families are almost entirely Croats (from Slavonski Brod ), barely Montenegrins (from Serbia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Simeon live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, four cities and four other places, mostly in Slavonski Brod (20), Zagreb (15), Zivaja in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<10), Djakovo (<5), and in Budrovci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Simeon (including: Symeon , Siméon and Simmeon ) is present in 105 countries worldwide. "Simmeon " is used by few people in the United States. "Symeon " is used by some 600 people in Greece , about 100 in the United States , and some 70 people in Cyprus.

Characteristic first names

Snježana Simeon, Vladimir Simeon, Teo Simeon, Ivan Simeon, Josip Simeon, Vera Simeon, Ivana Simeon, Milan Simeon, Željko Simeon, Rikard Simeon, Sonja Simeon, Danijel Simeon, Mario Simeon, Ivica Simeon, Mira Simeon, Suzana Simeon, Magdalena Simeon, Dunja Simeon, Richard Simeon

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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