Surname Lokner in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Lokner live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Slatina (<10), in Cacinci (<10) and Humljani (<10) in Orahovica area, and in Dugo Selo (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lokner (including: Lochner , Lockner , Lookner and Loczner ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. "Lockner " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 100 people in Sweden. "Lookner " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Lochner " is used by some 6000 people in South Africa , about 5000 in Germany , and some 4000 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Lokner, Petronila Lokner, Mara Lokner, Krešimir Lokner, Gorana Lokner, Marija Lokner, Tatjana Lokner, Danijela Lokner, Zdenka Lokner, Ivanka Lokner, Stjepan Lokner, Marijan Lokner, Siniša Lokner, Zvonimir Lokner, Marina Lokner, Ivan Lokner, Jelena Lokner, Kristian Lokner, Josip Lokner

Mentions in sources

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

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