Surname Bitner in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bitner families are Croats (from Virovitica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Bitner live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Djulovac in Daruvar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bitner (including: Bittner , Büttner , Bytner , Byttner , Biittner , Biettner and Bietner ) is present in 76 countries worldwide. The family name "Bitner " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Poland , and some 1000 people in Germany. "Bietner " is used by few people in the United States. "Bittner " is used by some 10000 people in Germany , about 10000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Josip Bitner, Katica Bitner, Richardt Bitner, Ivan Bitner, Ema Bitner, Vjekoslav Bitner, Anja Bitner, Dragutin Bitner, Franjo Bitner, Golubica Bitner, Ivanka Bitner, Katarine Bitner, Leopold Bitner, Marija Bitner, Robert Bitner, Zlata Bitner

Mentions in sources

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

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