Surname Šiller in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šiller families are Croats (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Šiller live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šiller (including: Siller , Schiller , Shiller , Shpiller , Sziller , Shtiller , Sieller , Sciller , Shieller and Schieller ) is present in 110 countries worldwide. The family name "Siller " is used by some 20000 people in Mexico , about 3000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Germany. "Shiller " is used by some 900 people in Russian Federation , about 900 in the United States , and some 400 people in South Africa. "Schiller " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 10000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Melita Šiller, Lidija Šiller, Dragutin Šiller, Ana Šiller, Milivoj Šiller, Bruno Šiller, Vito Šiller, Josipa Šiller, Stjepan Šiller

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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