Surname Arnold in modern Croatia

Arnold families are Croats and they are mostly from Vinkovci area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Vinkovci.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Arnold live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Rijeka (20), Virovitica (15), Zagreb (10), Nijemci in Vinkovci area (10), and in Vinkovci (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Switzerland (1), the United States (1), Germany (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Arnold (including: Arnhold , Harnold , Aarnold , Arnolld and Arnnold ) is present in 165 countries worldwide. The family name "Arnold " is used by some 100000 people in the United States , about 20000 in Germany , and some 10000 people in Uganda. "Arnolld " is used by few people in the United States. "Arnhold " is used by some 3000 people in Germany , about 2000 in Brazil , and some 500 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dražen Arnold, Stjepan Arnold, Igor Arnold, Marijan Arnold, Marcel Arnold, Biserka Arnold, Damir Arnold, Edvin Arnold, Đuro Arnold, Sanja Arnold, Boris Arnold, Franjo Arnold, Željko Arnold, Mario Arnold, Sandra Arnold, Davor Arnold, Kristina Arnold, Filip Arnold, Martin Arnold

Mentions in sources

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

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