Surname Šimonić in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Šimonić live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Livade in Buzet area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Cakovec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šimonić (including: Simonic , Simonich , Simonitsch , Simonics , Simonick , Symonick and Simonych ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. The family name "Simonic " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 500 in Slovakia , and some 200 people in Italy. "Simonich " is used by some 600 people in the United States , small number in Guatemala , and small number in Italy. "Simonitsch " is used by some 200 people in Austria and about 100 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Renata Šimonić, Antun Šimonić, Katarina Šimonić, Božidar Šimonić, Juraj Šimonić, Vatroslav Šimonić, Bruno Šimonić, Radoslav Šimonić, Gordana Šimonić, Zorko Šimonić, Feliks Šimonić, Silvana Šimonić, Josipa Šimonić, Luka Šimonić, Margareta Šimonić, Sebastijan Šimonić, Darinka Šimonić, Olga Šimonić, Stjepan Šimonić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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