Surname Žuger in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Žuger families are generally Croats (from Daruvar area ), very rarely Czechs (also from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Pakrac.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Žuger live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Sirac in Daruvar area (30), Daruvar (<5), Kip in Daruvar area (<5), and in Vrbovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Žuger (including: Züger , Zuger , Zueger , Zugger and Zughyer ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Zuger " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 50 in France , and small number of people in Canada. "Zueger " is used by some 300 people in Switzerland , about 300 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Zugger " is used by some 60 people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Zdravko Žuger, Helena Žuger, Ivan Žuger, Zdravka Žuger, Sanja Žuger, Davor Žuger, Zdenko Žuger, Andreja Žuger, Ines Žuger, Bogomir Žuger, Franjo Žuger, Marijan Žuger, Velimir Žuger, Ivana Žuger, Josipa Žuger, Miroslav Žuger, Ljerka Žuger, Katarina Žuger, Boris Žuger

Mentions in sources

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

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories