Surname Auer in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Auer families are generally Croats (from Koprivnica area ), rarely Germans (from Crikvenica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Auer live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and two other places, mostly in Split (<5), Koprivnica (<5), Zagreb (<5), Crikvenica (<5), and in Vinica Breg in Ivanec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Auer (including: Hauer , Auerr ) is present in 72 countries worldwide. The family name "Auer " is used by some 40000 people in Germany , about 10000 in Austria , and some 10000 people in the United States. "Auerr " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Hauer " is used by some 8000 people in Germany , about 6000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Kristian Auer, Ivo Auer, Robert Auer, Sabina Auer, Dino Auer, Ingeborg Auer, Ljudevit Auer, Bela Auer, Nada Auer, Josef Auer, Hans Auer, Jasminka Auer, Silvija Auer, Hari Auer, Ljiljana Auer, Berislav Auer, Stefan Auer, Andreas Auer, Linda Auer

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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