Surname Kropf in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kropf families are Croats (from Oroslavje area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Lepoglava area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Kropf live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Zlatar-Bistrica in Oroslavje area (<10), Zagreb (<5), Zabok (<5), Poznanovec in Lepoglava area (<5), and in Nedescina in Labin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kropf (including: Kropff , Cropf and Kroopf ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Kropf " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Germany , and some 600 people in Austria. "Kropff " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in the Netherlands , and some 200 people in Germany. "Kroopf " is used by some 50 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Kropf, Damir Kropf, Alenka Kropf, Miljenko Kropf, Dragica Kropf, Ksenija Kropf, Alen Kropf, Stjepan Kropf, Ivan Kropf, Jasna Kropf, Rudolf Kropf, Đuro Kropf, Ana Kropf, Ernest Kropf, Franciska Kropf, Cecilija Kropf, Pavao Kropf, Marija Kropf, Slava Kropf

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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