Surname Čiž in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Čiž families are generally Croats (from Novska area ), very rarely Slovaks (also from Novska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novska area and in Novska.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Čiž live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Lipovljani in Novska area (<5), Husain (<5), Velika Gorica (<5), Dvor in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<5), and in Kutina (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čiž (including: Chizh , Chiz , Ciz , Ciez , Chizho , Chriz , Chizha , Chaiz , Chuiz and Csiz ) is present in 51 countries worldwide. "Chiz " is used by some 200 people in Indonesia , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Russian Federation. "Ciez " is used by some 300 people in Poland , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Indonesia. "Csiz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Gordana Čiž, Marijo Čiž, Antun Čiž, Željko Čiž, Ivan Čiž, Nenad Čiž, Đuro Čiž, Ružena Čiž, Marija Čiž, Dubravka Čiž, Sandra Čiž, Robert Čiž, Roberto Čiž, Renato Čiž, Lana Čiž, Jelka Čiž, Pavel Čiž

Mentions in sources

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

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