Surname Slamar in modern Croatia

Slamar families are Croats and they are mostly from Samobor. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor and Zagreb. In Molvice in Samobor every tenth inhabitant had the family name Slamar.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Slamar live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Samobor (40), Molvice (10), Slavonski Brod (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Kastel Luksic (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Slamar is present in 6 countries on three continents. The family name "Slamar " is used by some 50 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Oliver Slamar, Velimir Slamar, Lovorko Slamar, Dražen Slamar, Jadranka Slamar, Mario Slamar, Ivica Slamar, Tina Slamar, Stjepan Slamar, Mirjana Slamar, Katarina Slamar, Anica Slamar, Krunoslav Slamar, Marko Slamar, Davor Slamar, Biserka Slamar, Višen Slamar, Božidar Slamar, Mirela Slamar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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