Surname Knaus in modern Croatia

Knaus families are Croats and they are mostly from Delnice. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka. In Zakrajc Brodski in Delnice area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Knaus.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Knaus live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Crni Lug (20), Zagreb (15), Resetari in Nova Gradiska area (15), Veliko Korenovo (<10), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Knaus (including: Knauss , Knausz , Chernaus and Charnaus ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. The family name "Knaus " is used by some 8000 people in Germany , about 4000 in the United States , and some 900 people in Austria. "Knauss " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Germany , and some 100 people in Austria. "Knausz " is used by some 200 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in France.

Characteristic first names

Ivana Knaus, Alen Knaus, Andreja Knaus, Zoran Knaus, Mirko Knaus, Monika Knaus, Sanja Knaus, Denis Knaus, Josip Knaus, Branko Knaus, Milan Knaus, Mirjana Knaus, Robert Knaus, Nikola Knaus, Davor Knaus, Vesna Knaus, Marijana Knaus, Ivan Knaus, Željka Knaus

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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