Surname Lauter in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lauter families are generally Croats (from Daruvar area ), very rarely Czechs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kutina and Novska. In Rogoža in Garesnica every eightieth inhabitant had the family name Lauter.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Lauter live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Kutina (15), Novska (<10), Velika in Pozega area (<5), Sirac in Daruvar area (<5), and in Andigola (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lauter (including: Lauthier , Lauther and Lauthner ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Lauter " is used by some 3000 people in Germany , about 2000 in the United States , and some 400 people in Hungary. "Lauther " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 80 in Germany , and small number of people in Indonesia. "Lauthner " is used by small number of people in Mexico and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Lauter, Biljana Lauter, Marijan Lauter, Mihaela Lauter, Andrej Lauter, Mirko Lauter, Vlasta Lauter, Mihael Lauter, Božena Lauter, Ivan Lauter, Libuška Lauter, Đuro Lauter, Neven Lauter, Pava Lauter, Sofija Lauter, Ivanka Lauter, Kata Lauter, Amalija Lauter, Franjo Lauter

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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