In Croatia, Baumgarten families are Croats (from the Island of Losinj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Baumgarten live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Belej on the Island of Losinj (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Baumgarten is present in 58 countries worldwide. The family name "Baumgarten " is used by some 10000 people in Germany , about 7000 in the United States , and some 6000 people in Brazil.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.