Surname Lanza in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lanza families are mainly Croats (from Rijeka ), less frequently Italians (from Pazin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pazin area and in Pazin.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Lanza live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 6 cities and another small place , mostly in Rijeka (<10), Umag (<10), Pula (<5), Sesvete (<5), and in Buje (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lanza is present in 79 countries worldwide.

Characteristic first names

Serafino Lanza, Daniele Lanza, Loriana Lanza, Karlo Lanza, Frano Lanza, Slađana Lanza, Robi Lanza, Marijan Lanza, Francesco Lanza, Andrea Lanza, Josip Lanza, Anica Lanza, Marija Lanza, Aida Lanza, Loredana Lanza, John Lanza, Emilia Lanza, Eva Lanza, Zora Lanza

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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