Surname Šegan in modern Croatia

Šegan families are often Serbs and they are mostly from Ogulin area , less frequently Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ogulin and Grubisno Polje.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Šegan live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Padjene in Knin area (15), Josipdol in Ogulin area (15), Zagreb (15), Ostarije in Ogulin area (15), and in Ogulin (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šegan (including: Segan , Shegan , Schegan , Seegan , Seghman , Segaan and Sheregan ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Segan " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 70 in France , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Shegan " is used by some 100 people in Uzbekistan , about 60 in Azerbaijan , and small number of people in the United States. "Schegan " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Milivoj Šegan, Milan Šegan, Simica Šegan, Sanela Šegan, Gojko Šegan, Mladen Šegan, Goran Šegan, Draženka Šegan, Sandra Šegan, Neven Šegan, Branka Šegan, Jasna Šegan, Vesna Šegan, Jovica Šegan, Dejan Šegan, Tina Šegan, Nenad Šegan, Zdravko Šegan, Boro Šegan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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