Surname Lehner in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Lehner live in Croatia today, in 11 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, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Pozega (<10), Donja Lomnica (<5), Zagreb (<5), Osijek (<5), and in Cepin in Osijek area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lehner (including: Lechner , Lehnherr , Löhner , Lechtner , Löchner and Lethner ) is present in 71 countries worldwide. The family name "Lehner " is used by some 8000 people in Germany , about 6000 in Austria , and some 4000 people in the United States. "Lechner " is used by some 10000 people in Germany , about 6000 in Austria , and some 5000 people in the United States. "Lehnherr " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Switzerland , and small number of people in France.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Lehner, Goran Lehner, Tin Lehner, Dejan Lehner, Mihaela Lehner, Marijan Lehner, Kornelija Lehner, Branislav Lehner, Ignacije Lehner, Hinko Lehner, Mark Lehner, Franz Lehner, Ivanka Lehner, Ljubica Lehner, Ivana Lehner, Branko Lehner, Ivan Lehner, Đurđica Lehner, Irina Lehner

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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