Surname Župan in modern Croatia

Župan families are Croats and they are mostly from Obrovac. According to some sources they are from Krusevo near Obrovac, Svetog Roka, Bosne, or Montenegro. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Zadar. In places Oteš and Barlete in Gospic every fourth inhabitant had the family name Župan.

Prevalence

About 1500 people with faimily name Župan live in Croatia today, in 640 households. There were 1100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 56 cities and 116 other places, mostly in Zagreb (295), Zadar (150), Gospic (95), Krusevo (65), and in Slavonski Brod (60).

Outside Croatia

At least 37 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (9), Germany (8), Australia (7), Argentina (5), France (4), Canada (3), and to Austria (1).
Family name Župan (including: Zupan , Zhupan , Zuppan , Zsuppan , Zuppann and Zsupan ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Zupan " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 700 in Argentina , and some 600 people in Germany. "Zuppan " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in France. "Zsuppan " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Župan, Mirna Župan, Željko Župan, Dinko Župan, Đuro Župan, Zdenka Župan, Petar Župan, Nenad Župan, Alen Župan, Ante Župan, Boris Župan, Katica Župan, Gordana Župan, Kristian Župan, Mirko Župan, Tamara Župan, Jasna Župan, Vinko Župan, Ivica Župan

Mentions in sources

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

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