Surname Leonard in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Leonard live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Zagreb (<5), Samobor (<5), and in Sicice in Nova Gradiska area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Leonard (including: Leonhard , Léonard and Leonnard ) is present in 140 countries worldwide. The family name "Leonard " is used by some 100000 people in the United States , about 70000 in Tanzania , and some 10000 people in France. "Leonhard " is used by some 6000 people in Germany , about 2000 in the United States , and some 400 people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Božidar Leonard, Branko Leonard, Jadranka Leonard, Neven Leonard, Silvana Leonard, Đurđica Leonard, Glavaš Leonard, Jula Leonard, Michel Leonard, Milica Leonard, Sara Leonard

Mentions in sources

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

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