Surname Šneller in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šneller families are generally Croats (from Duga Resa area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Zagreb ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Duga Resa area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Šneller live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only five Croatian places: in Stari Brod in Petrinja area (<10), Zagreb (<10), Vinski Vrh in Duga Resa area (<10), Karlovac (<5), and in Belo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šneller (including: Sneller , Schneller , Schnöller , Schineller , Shneller , Schnoeller and Schinneller ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. The family name "Sneller " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 400 in the Netherlands , and some 100 people in Afghanistan. "Schneller " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 2000 in the United States , and some 400 people in Madagascar. "Schineller " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number in Norway.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Šneller, Nenad Šneller, Milorad Šneller, Nena Šneller, Jovanka Šneller, Ranka Šneller, Slavko Šneller, Mate Šneller, Draženka Šneller, Vladimir Šneller, Marijan Šneller, Mira Šneller, Milena Šneller, Dora Šneller, Ivan Šneller, Denis Šneller, Gordana Šneller, Vanja Šneller, Paola Šneller

Mentions in sources

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

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