Žagar is a
Slovene and
Croatian surname, an
occupational surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
, it is a
Slavicized
Slavicisation American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), or Slavicization, is the acculturation of something non-Slavic into a Slavs, Slavic culture, cuisine, region, or nation. The process can either be v ...
version of German ''Säger'' meaning
sawyer
*A sawyer (occupation) is someone who saws wood.
Places in the United States
Communities
* Sawyer, Kansas
* Sawyer, Kentucky
* Sawyer, Michigan
* Sawyer, Minnesota
* Sawyer, Nebraska
* Sawyer, New York
* Sawyer, North Dakota
* Sawyer, Oklahoma
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. It is the 24th most popular surname in Slovenia, and is borne by 2,805 individuals. In Croatia, it is borne by 1,619 individuals,
and it is traditionally found in
Gorski Kotar
Gorski Kotar () is the mountainous region in Croatia between Karlovac and Rijeka. Because 63% of its surface is forested it is popularly called ''the green lungs of Croatia'' or ''Croatian Switzerland''. The European route E65, which connects B ...
and
Međimurje, and was first mentioned in 1570 in
ÄŒabar
ÄŒabar is a town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.
Name
ÄŒabar is known as ''ÄŒeber'' in the local dialect. The name is believed to derive from the Illyrian word ''ziaber'' 'clearing'.
History
In the late 19th and early 20th ce ...
, where it is also one of the most numerous surnames today. Ethnographically, it is autochthonously
Carniola
Carniola ( ; ; ; ) is a historical region that comprised parts of present-day Slovenia. Although as a whole it does not exist anymore, Slovenes living within the former borders of the region still tend to identify with its traditional parts Upp ...
n. It may refer to:
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Luka Žagar, Slovenian ice hockey player
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Matej Žagar
Matej Žagar (born 3 April 1983 in Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who was won two Individual Speedway European Champion titles in 2008 Individual Speedway European Championship, 2008 and 2009 Individual Speedway E ...
, Slovenian motorcycle rider
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Teo Žagar, Slovenian-American filmmaker
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Tadej Žagar-Knez
Tadej Žagar-Knez (born 12 August 1991) is a Slovenian football midfielder who plays for SC Aspang.
Career
After two years in Austria with SAK Klagenfurt, where he also won the 2015–16 player of the season in the Kärntner Liga, Žagar-Knez ...
, Slovenian footballer
References
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External links
*{{cite web, title=Žagar, publisher=Prezime, url=http://www.prezime.net/%C5%BDagar
Slovene-language surnames
Surnames of Croatian origin
Occupational surnames