Surname Kren in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kren families are generally Croats (from Cakovec area ), very rarely Hungarians (from Zagreb ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Cakovec area.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Kren live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Cakovec (10), Sesvete (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Senj (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kren (including: Keren , Krenn , Cren , Khren , Krehn , Krhen , Kröhn , Kreen and Kereen ) is present in 92 countries worldwide. The family name "Kren " is used by some 2000 people in Belarus , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Czech Republic. "Krenn " is used by some 4000 people in Austria , about 1000 in Germany , and some 700 people in the United States. "Krehn " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Gustav Kren, Rujana Kren, Irja Kren, Ivana Kren, Boris Kren, Tatjana Kren, Ante Kren, Kristijan Kren, Silvia Kren, Dalibor Kren, Josip Kren, Juraj Kren, Slađan Kren, Ivan Kren, Dragutin Kren, Nikola Kren, Zvonko Kren, Želimir Kren, Antonija Kren

Mentions in sources

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

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