Surname Glaser in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Glaser families are generally Croats (from Samobor ), very rarely Germans (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Glaser live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Osijek (10), Zagreb (<10), Rijeka (<10), Kastav (<10), and in Samobor (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Glaser (including: Glasser , Glassner , Glaaser , Gláser , Glaszer and Glasher ) is present in 77 countries worldwide. The family name "Glaser " is used by some 60000 people in Germany , about 40000 in the United States , and some 4000 people in Austria. "Glasser " is used by some 8000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Brazil , and some 800 people in Germany. "Glassner " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 600 in Germany , and some 70 people in France.

Characteristic first names

Željko Glaser, Marijan Glaser, Miljenko Glaser, Nataša Glaser, Vesna Glaser, Bojan Glaser, Snježana Glaser, Ozren Glaser, Erhard Glaser, Franjo Glaser, Ana Glaser, Ines Glaser, Tena Glaser, Dominik Glaser, Ivan Glaser, Marjana Glaser, Josip Glaser, Milan Glaser, Spomenka Glaser

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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