Surname Lenard in modern Croatia

Lenard families are Croats and they are mostly from Samobor area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Samobor area.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Lenard live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Duga Resa (15), Bestovje in Samobor area (10), Gorjani Sutinski in Krapina area (10), and in Rakitje in Samobor area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Lenard (including: Lenhard , Lennard , Lehnhard , Lénárd , Lennaard and Lehnard ) is present in 62 countries worldwide. The family name "Lenard " is used by some 8000 people in the United States , about 5000 in Poland , and some 3000 people in Tanzania. "Lenhard " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 800 people in Brazil. "Lennard " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 700 in Great Britain , and some 400 people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Zdravko Lenard, Zvonko Lenard, Gordana Lenard, Marijan Lenard, Mirjana Lenard, Andreja Lenard, Darko Lenard, Damir Lenard, Blaženka Lenard, Sanja Lenard, Tanja Lenard, Dragutin Lenard, Franjo Lenard, Vjeran Lenard, Irena Lenard, Aldo Lenard, Vjekoslav Lenard, Drago Lenard, Ivan Lenard

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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