Surname Lener in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Lener live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Klostar Ivanic in Ivanic-Grad area (<10), Sesvete (<10), Jaksic in Pozega area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Velika Rakovica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lener (including: Lehner , Lenner , Leenheer , Lenherr , Lehnherr , Leener , Lenher , Leenher and Lenneer ) is present in 70 countries worldwide. The family name "Lener " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 300 in Brazil , and some 300 people in Italy. "Lehner " is used by some 8000 people in Germany , about 6000 in Austria , and some 4000 people in the United States. "Lenner " is used by some 600 people in Hungary , about 400 in the United States , and some 300 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Jadranka Lener, Krunoslav Lener, Zlatan Lener, Edi Lener, Ignacije Lener, Josip Lener, Dragan Lener, Boris Lener, Toni Lener, Kazimir Lener, Branka Lener, Jela Lener, Lina Lener, Lidia Lener, Đuro Lener, Slavica Lener, Marija Lener, Drago Lener, Štefica Lener

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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