Surname Gotfrid in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Gotfrid live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Cerna in Zupanja area (<10), Makarska (<5), Zagreb (<5), Retkovci in Vinkovci area (<5), and in Siskovci in Zupanja area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gotfrid (including: Gottfried , Gotfryd , Gotfried , Gottfrid , Gotfríd and Gottfryd ) is present in 53 countries worldwide. "Gotfried " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 90 people in Israel. "Gottfrid " is used by small number of people in Russian Federation and small number in the United States. "Gottfried " is used by some 5000 people in Germany , about 5000 in the United States , and some 600 people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Antun Gotfrid, Ivan Gotfrid, Kata Gotfrid, Ljubica Gotfrid, Franjo Gotfrid, Ana Gotfrid, Jela Gotfrid, Anica Gotfrid, Daniel Gotfrid, Toni Gotfrid, Marina Gotfrid, Joel Gotfrid

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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