Surname Žiger in modern Croatia

Žiger families are Croats and they are mostly from Novi Marof area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Varazdin. In Klenice in Pregrada every fifth inhabitant had the family name Žiger.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Žiger live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Varazdin (15), Klenice (10), Vrhi Pregradski (<10), and in Zabok (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (1) and the United States (1).
Family name Žiger (including: Ziger , Zieger , Züger , Zhiger and Zigger ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. "Zieger " is used by some 3000 people in Germany , about 600 in the United States , and some 200 people in France. "Züger " is used by some 900 people in Switzerland , about 400 in Germany , and some 400 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tihomil Žiger, Irena Žiger, Josip Žiger, Andrea Žiger, Dragutin Žiger, Alan Žiger, Kristijan Žiger, Karlo Žiger, Marijeta Žiger, Hrvoje Žiger, Romica Žiger, Zoran Žiger, Boris Žiger, Jelena Žiger, Gordan Žiger, Šimun Žiger, Darko Žiger, Dejan Žiger, Kristina Žiger

Mentions in sources

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

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