Surname Simon in modern Croatia

Simon families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin area. According to some sources they are from Novog Marofa. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Vinkovci.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Simon live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 25 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Vinkovci (15), Vidovec in Varazdin area (15), Varazdin (10), and in Komin (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Simon (including: Siemon , Shimon , Simhon , Simmon , Siimon , Simonn , Szimon , Simoon and Ssimon ) is present in 186 countries worldwide. The family name "Simon " is used by some 400000 people in Tanzania , about 300000 in the United States , and some 300000 people in France. "Siemon " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 300 people in Sri Lanka. "Shimon " is used by some 2000 people in Bangladesh , about 2000 in Israel , and some 900 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Roman Simon, Katarina Simon, Siniša Simon, Slaven Simon, Blaženka Simon, Borislav Simon, Antonio Simon, Zlatko Simon, Jasminka Simon, Nikola Simon, Nenad Simon, Stjepan Simon, Dragutin Simon, Dušanka Simon, Vanja Simon, Josip Simon, Ivan Simon, Ernest Simon, Snježana Simon

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories