Surname Širović in modern Croatia

Širović families are Croats and they are mostly from Sinj. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj and Split.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Širović live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Obrovac Sinjski (60), Split (25), Zagreb (<10), Sesvete (<5), and in Sinj (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (1) and the United States (1).
Family name Širović (including: Sirovich , Sirovic , Sirowich and Syrovich ) is present in 12 countries on four continents. "Sirovich " is used by some 200 people in Italy , small number in Brazil , and small number of people in the United States. "Sirowich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Širović, Duje Širović, Marijo Širović, Ivica Širović, Ivana Širović, Maja Širović, Renata Širović, Anđelka Širović, Rajko Širović, Slavica Širović, Željka Širović, Damir Širović, Ana Širović, Dušan Širović, Zdravko Širović, Zvonimir Širović, Nikolina Širović, Jelena Širović, Dujo Širović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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