Surname Sir in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Sir families are Croats (from Virovitica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Sir live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Cakovec (<5) and Virovitica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sir (including: Shir , Sier , Sirr , Sirh , Siir , Sihr , Sihrr , Szir and Ssir ) is present in 151 countries worldwide. "Sier " is used by some 400 people in the Netherlands , about 300 in Indonesia , and some 300 people in the United States. "Sirr " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 80 in Indonesia , and some 60 people in Australia. "Sirh " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Sir, Kata Sir, Aleksandra Sir, Zoran Sir, Stjepan Sir

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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