Surname Lehman in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lehman families are generally Croats (from Varazdin area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Beli Manastir.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Lehman live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Beli Manastir (<10), Osijek (<5), Porec (<5), Branjin Vrh (<5), and in Turcin in Varazdin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (1) and Germany (1).
Family name Lehman (including: Lehmann , Lechman , Lechmann , Lechtman , Letherman , Leechman , Leehmann , Leehman and Lethman ) is present in 121 countries worldwide. The family name "Lehman " is used by some 50000 people in the United States , about 3000 in Canada , and some 2000 people in Germany. "Lechman " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 500 in Poland , and some 200 people in Slovakia. "Lehmann " is used by some 80000 people in Germany , about 10000 in the United States , and some 5000 people in France.

Characteristic first names

Snježana Lehman, Zoran Lehman, Dario Lehman, Damir Lehman, Ivan Lehman, Dragutin Lehman, Giulio Lehman, Štefanija Lehman, David Lehman, Robert Lehman, Klaus Lehman, Mirko Lehman, Marta Lehman, Sanja Lehman, Ljupka Lehman, Maja Lehman, Zorana Lehman, Tomislav Lehman, Josip Lehman

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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