Surname Čigir in modern Croatia

Čigir families are Croats and they are mostly from Zagreb. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Donja Stubica.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Čigir live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (70), Sesvete (15), Donja Bistra in Oroslavje area (<5), Kupari in Dubrovnik area (<5), and in Zapresic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čigir (including: Chigir , Cighir , Cigir , Chigier and Cheuigir ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Cigir " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Chigier " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dražen Čigir, Denis Čigir, Ivan Čigir, Draženka Čigir, Vlado Čigir, Ernest Čigir, Antonela Čigir, Marina Čigir, Eugen Čigir, Marijan Čigir, Ivica Čigir, Martina Čigir, Stjepan Čigir, Mirjana Čigir, Dragica Čigir, Tomica Čigir, Vesna Čigir, Josip Čigir, Sandra Čigir

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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