Surname Vig in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vig families are Croats by relative majority (from Ilok ), equally Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ), and very rarely Montenegrins. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Beli Manastir area and in Ilok.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Vig live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Ilok (15), Batina in Beli Manastir area (<10), Zagreb (<10), Osijek (<10), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vig (including: Vigh , Vighe , Vighi , Viig , Vigg , Vigha , Vieg , Vight and Viggi ) is present in 94 countries worldwide. The family name "Vig " is used by some 4000 people in Hungary , about 3000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Brazil. "Vieg " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Vigh " is used by some 6000 people in Hungary , about 700 in the United States , and some 700 people in Romania.

Characteristic first names

Silvija Vig, Ana Vig, Nadežda Vig, Zvonko Vig, Marija Vig, Valentina Vig, Ivana Vig, Alen Vig, Andreja Vig, Kristijan Vig, Rudolf Vig, Marta Vig, Ilonka Vig, Terezija Vig, Edit Vig, Jožef Vig, Tomislav Vig, Zdenko Vig, Ferika Vig

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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