Surname Štimac in modern Croatia

Štimac families are Croats and they are mostly from Delnice. According to some sources they are from Germany or Jews from Španjolska. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka. In places Malo Selo and Podgora Turkovska in Delnice every second inhabitant had the family name Štimac.

Prevalence

About 2700 people with faimily name Štimac live in Croatia today, in 1200 households. There were 2900 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 76 cities and 253 other places, mostly in Zagreb (555), Rijeka (155), Delnice (140), Gospic (70), and in Osijek (55).

Outside Croatia

At least 49 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (14), Germany (13), Canada (8), France (6), Australia (4), Austria (2), Switzerland (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Štimac (including: Stimac , Stimach , Stimatz and Shtimac ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Stimac " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 500 in Germany , and some 300 people in Canada. "Stimach " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Stimatz " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Igor Štimac, Milan Štimac, Dubravko Štimac, Alan Štimac, Dinko Štimac, Mihovil Štimac, Maja Štimac, Anton Štimac, Goran Štimac, Danijela Štimac, Robert Štimac, Dean Štimac, Ivana Štimac, Davor Štimac, Sonja Štimac, Tea Štimac, Siniša Štimac, Damir Štimac, Domagoj Štimac

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1736 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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