Surname Toman in modern Croatia

Toman families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Zupanja. According to some sources they are from Czechia (Bjehazov, Domazlice), and rarely Slovaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Zupanja.

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Toman live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Stitar (40), Zadar (25), Zagreb (20), Potocani in Pozega area (15), and in Slavonski Kobas in Pleternica area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Toman (including: Thoman , Thomann , Tooman , Tomann , Thomman , Thoroman , Tohman , Tomman and Tomahn ) is present in 77 countries worldwide. The family name "Toman " is used by some 8000 people in Czech Republic , about 6000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Turkey. "Thoman " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 200 in Canada , and some 100 people in Mexico. "Tooman " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 200 in Viet Nam , and some 70 people in Estonia.

Characteristic first names

Boris Toman, Đani Toman, Branko Toman, Mirko Toman, Ivana Toman, Zora Toman, Marina Toman, Ivan Toman, Željka Toman, Marko Toman, Mato Toman, Krešimir Toman, Dragica Toman, Vinko Toman, Tihomir Toman, Slavko Toman, Edina Toman, Josip Toman, Vesna Toman

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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