Surname Zeger in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Zeger live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (<5) and Hvar on the Island of Hvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Zeger (including: Zegger , Zöger , Zegeer , Zeeger , Zehgeer and Zseger ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Zeger " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 200 people in Brazil. "Zegger " is used by some 100 people in the Netherlands and small number in the United States. "Zegeer " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Sanja Zeger, Mladen Zeger, Silvija Zeger, Dinka Zeger, Marko Zeger, Milan Zeger, Dinko Zeger, Zorica Zeger

Mentions in sources

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

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