__NOTOC__ Žagar is a Slovenian and Croatian surname. It is an occupational surname, a Slavicized version of German word Säger meaning sawyer. 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 and Međimurje, and was first mentioned in 1570 in Čabar, where it is also one of the most numerous surnames today. Ethnographically, it is autochthonously Carniolan.
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)
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