Surname Šindler in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šindler families are Croats (from Sveti Ivan Zelina ), barely Macedonians (also from Sveti Ivan Zelina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Sveti Ivan Zelina. In Lukarišće in Dugo Selo every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Šindler.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Šindler live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Donja Zelina (10), Lukarisce (<10), Sveti Ivan Zelina (<10), and in Soblinec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šindler (including: Schindler , Shindler , Sindler , Szyndler , Szindler , Shpindler , Schwindler , Schiendler , Shtindler and Scindler ) is present in 71 countries worldwide. The family name "Sindler " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 100 in Czech Republic , and some 60 people in Germany. "Shindler " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 200 people in Israel. "Schindler " is used by some 30000 people in Germany , about 10000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Marija Šindler, Hrvoje Šindler, Nada Šindler, Gustav Šindler, Jelena Šindler, Viktorija Šindler, Ivna Šindler, Marcela Šindler, Nikolina Šindler, Josip Šindler, Miroslav Šindler, Stjepan Šindler, Zrinka Šindler, Andreja Šindler, Mihaela Šindler, Lana Šindler, Ivan Šindler, Boris Šindler, Vesna Šindler

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.

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