Surname Gruber in modern Croatia

Gruber families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Pakrac , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pakrac.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Gruber live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 230 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Zrinska in Grubisno Polje area (10), Slavonski Brod (10), Badljevina (10), and in Popovaca in Kutina area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gruber (including: Grueber , Grüber and Grubber ) is present in 89 countries worldwide. The family name "Gruber " is used by some 80000 people in Germany , about 40000 in the United States , and some 40000 people in Austria. "Grueber " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and small number of people in Australia. "Grubber " is used by small number of people in Brazil , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada , small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Franjo Gruber, Lidija Gruber, Sven Gruber, Slavko Gruber, Tomislav Gruber, Anamarija Gruber, Tatjana Gruber, Heinz Gruber, Dinko Gruber, Martina Gruber, Robert Gruber, Mirko Gruber, Goran Gruber, Ničea Gruber, Kristijan Gruber, Ivana Gruber, Velimir Gruber, Zdenko Gruber, Alen Gruber

Mentions in sources

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

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