Surname Zimmermann in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Zimmermann families are generally Croats (from Belisce ), very rarely Slovenes (from Opatija ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Belisce.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Zimmermann live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Pobri (<10), Belisce (<5), Pozega (<5), and in Valpovo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Zimmermann is present in 105 countries worldwide. The family name "Zimmermann " is used by some 200000 people in Germany , about 40000 in Brazil , and some 20000 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Boris Zimmermann, Vesna Zimmermann, Ratimir Zimmermann, Darko Zimmermann, Rosanda Zimmermann, Marica Zimmermann, Gordana Zimmermann, Stjepan Zimmermann, Branko Zimmermann, Stefanie Zimmermann, Dragana Zimmermann, Saša Zimmermann, Radoslav Zimmermann, Josip Zimmermann, Nenad Zimmermann, Julija Zimmermann, Slavko Zimmermann, Erika Zimmermann, Barbara Zimmermann

Mentions in sources

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

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