Žagar (surname)
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Žagar is a Slovenian and Croatian surname. It is an occupational surname, a Slavicized version of German word Säger meaning sawyer.[1] It is the 24th most popular surname in Slovenia, and is borne by 2,805 individuals.[2] In Croatia, it is borne by 1,619 individuals,[3] and it is traditionally found in Gorski Kotar[4] and Međimurje,[5] and was first mentioned in 1570 in Čabar,[4] where it is also one of the most numerous surnames today.[6] Ethnographically, it is autochthonously Carniolan.[7]
Notable people with the name include:
- Luka Žagar, Slovenian ice hockey player
- Matej Žagar, Slovenian motorcycle rider
- Teo Žagar, Slovenian-American filmmaker
- Tadej Žagar-Knez, Slovenian footballer
See also
- Žagars, Latvian surname
- Zagar (disambiguation)
References
- ^ Frančić 1993, p. 71.
- ^ STAT.si.
- ^ "Names and surnames in Republic of Croatia". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011.
- ^ a b Grad Glina.
- ^ Frančić 1993.
- ^ Malnar 2001.
- ^ Šarić 2009, p. 354.
Sources
- Frančić, A. (1993). "Međimurska prezimena motivirana zanimanjem". Folia Onomastica Croatica. 2: 67–78.
- "Prezimena u župi Viduševac" (PDF), Matica Glinska, vol. 14, Grad Glina
- Malnar, Slavko (2001). Prezimena u čabarskom kraju kroz stoljeća, 1498-1997. Čabar: Matica hrvatska Čabar.
- Šarić, Marko (2009). "Predmoderne etnije u Lici i Krbavi prema popisu iz 1712./14.". In Željko Holjevac (ed.). Identitet Like: Korijeni i razvitak (PDF) (in Croatian). Vol. 1. Zagreb: Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar. ISBN 978-953-6666-65-2.
- "ŽAGAR". Imena. Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. 2017.
External links
- "Žagar". Prezime.