Šegon families are Croats and they are mostly from Pazin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 210 people with faimily name Šegon live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Rijeka (45), Pula (35), Porec (15), Tinjan in Pazin area (15), and in Zagreb (15).
Outside Croatia
Family name Šegon (including: Segon , Shegon ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. "Shegon " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.