Surname Kurtz in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kurtz families are Croats (from Djakovo ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo and Nova Gradiska.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Kurtz live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities, mostly in Djakovo (15), Kutina (10), Rijeka (<10), Nova Gradiska (<10), and in Slavonski Brod (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kurtz (including: Curtz , Kuertz , Churtz and Kuhrtz ) is present in 70 countries worldwide. The family name "Kurtz " is used by some 40000 people in the United States , about 7000 in Germany , and some 5000 people in Brazil. "Kuertz " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Germany. "Kuhrtz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Miroslav Kurtz, Danijela Kurtz, Marina Kurtz, Ratimir Kurtz, Tomislav Kurtz, Marko Kurtz, Natalija Kurtz, Damir Kurtz, Darko Kurtz, David Kurtz, Andrijana Kurtz, Dražen Kurtz, Mara Kurtz, Ivica Kurtz, Fabijan Kurtz, Ljubica Kurtz, Ivan Kurtz, Michael Kurtz, Robert Kurtz

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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