Surname Lustig in modern Croatia

Lustig families are Croats and they are mostly from Gospic. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Gospic and Zagreb. In Daruvarski Vinogradi in Daruvar every third inhabitant had the family name Lustig.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Lustig live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Osijek (<10), Daruvar (<10), Pula (<10), and in Fericanci in Orahovica area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), Switzerland (1), the United States (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Lustig is present in 59 countries worldwide. The family name "Lustig " is used by some 5000 people in Germany , about 4000 in the United States , and some 700 people in Democratic Republic of Congo. "Lusztig " is used by some 200 people in Hungary , small number in Austria , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Rene Lustig, Mihael Lustig, Dražen Lustig, Snježana Lustig, Alen Lustig, Većeslav Lustig, Branko Lustig, Sonja Lustig, Marijan Lustig, Ivan Lustig, Zdenko Lustig, Damir Lustig, Slaven Lustig, Zlata Lustig, Siniša Lustig, Silva Lustig, Mirjana Lustig, Darko Lustig, Sandra Lustig

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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