Surname Fritz in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Fritz families are Croats (from Vinkovci area ), barely Czechs (from Sisak ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Vinkovci.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Fritz live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Nustar in Vinkovci area (15), Rijeka (10), Sisak (<5), and in Sesvete (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Fritz (including: Fritzsch , Frittz , Frietz , Frithz , Frytz and Fritzs ) is present in 110 countries worldwide. The family name "Fritz " is used by some 60000 people in the United States , about 50000 in Germany , and some 20000 people in Haiti. "Frietz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Frittz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nenad Fritz, Darko Fritz, Anton Fritz, Franjo Fritz, Domagoj Fritz, Mirjana Fritz, Ivica Fritz, Zvonimir Fritz, Robert Fritz, Gordana Fritz, Ines Fritz, Milivoj Fritz, Željko Fritz, Irena Fritz, Nada Fritz, Branimir Fritz, Mario Fritz, Peter Fritz, Katarina Fritz

Mentions in sources

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

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