Surname Singer in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Singer families are almost entirely Croats (from Zagreb ), barely Serbs, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Singer live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Osijek (15), Kutjevo in Orahovica area (<10), Kasina (<5), and in Ferdinandovac in Djurdjevac area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Singer (including: Sünger , Singör , Czinger , Szinger , Singher , Shinger , Synger and Singerr ) is present in 125 countries worldwide. The family name "Singer " is used by some 40000 people in the United States , about 10000 in Germany , and some 8000 people in Egypt. "Singerr " is used by few people in the United States. "Szinger " is used by some 100 people in Hungary and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jakša Singer, Saša Singer, Denis Singer, Danka Singer, Mladen Singer, Vjekoslava Singer, Davorin Singer, Sanja Singer, Danilo Singer, Zeno Singer, Željko Singer, Ognjen Singer, Lovorka Singer, Diana Singer, Milivoj Singer, Ivan Singer, Stanka Singer, Friedrich Singer, Gabriela Singer

Mentions in sources

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

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