Surname Bruner in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bruner families are predominantly Croats (from Ilok area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ilok area and in Donji Miholjac.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Bruner live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Ilaca in Ilok area (10), Vera in Vukovar area (<10), Zagreb (<5), Vinkovci (<5), and in Gornji Stupnik in Samobor area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bruner (including: Brunner , Bruener , Brünner , Bruhner and Bruneer ) is present in 92 countries worldwide. The family name "Bruner " is used by some 40000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in Brazil. "Bruener " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Dominican Republic. "Brunner " is used by some 50000 people in Germany , about 40000 in the United States , and some 10000 people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Robert Bruner, Damir Bruner, Marina Bruner, Magdalena Bruner, Martin Bruner, Josip Bruner, Miroslav Bruner, Anka Bruner, Slavica Bruner, Jasminka Bruner, Vladimir Bruner, Smilja Bruner, Branislav Bruner, Josef Bruner, Marko Bruner, Radoslav Bruner, Hermina Bruner, Ružica Bruner, Stajka Bruner

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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