Surname Lorenz in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Lorenz live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Slavonski Brod (<10), Osijek (<5), Kapelica (<5), and in Vukovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lorenz (including: Lohrenz , Lorenzzi , Llorenz and Lorenzzo ) is present in 100 countries worldwide. The family name "Lorenz " is used by some 50000 people in Germany , about 20000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Brazil. "Lohrenz " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 300 in Germany , and some 60 people in Canada. "Llorenz " is used by some 200 people in Mexico and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Lorenz, Feliks Lorenz, Ljubica Lorenz, Christian Lorenz, Martin Lorenz, Peter Lorenz, Robert Lorenz, Matija Lorenz, Max Lorenz, Zdenko Lorenz, Leo Lorenz, Barbara Lorenz, Julius Lorenz, Alexander Lorenz, Greta Lorenz, Marija Lorenz, Ivan Lorenz, Krunoslav Lorenz, Darko Lorenz

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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