Surname Hiller in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hiller families are Croats (from Bosnian Posavina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanski Brod area) and in Bosanian Posavina (Derventa area).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Hiller live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Slavonski Brod (<10) and Kutina (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hiller (including: Heller , Chiller , Thuiller , Chailler , Hüller , Chhiller , Hyller , Hieller and Thiller ) is present in 98 countries worldwide. The family name "Hiller " is used by some 10000 people in Germany , about 10000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Brazil. "Hieller " is used by few people in the United States. "Heller " is used by some 30000 people in the United States , about 20000 in Germany , and some 3000 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Goran Hiller, Jela Hiller, Stefan Hiller, Werner Hiller, Karlo Hiller, Draga Hiller, Brigita Hiller, Barbara Hiller, Matea Hiller, Ankica Hiller, Dragica Hiller, Marco Hiller, Mauretta Hiller

Mentions in sources

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

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