Surname Mader in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Mader live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are only located in two Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (<5), Lovranska Draga in Opatija area (<5), Ivankovo in Vinkovci area (<5), and in Hvar (<5) and Jelsa (<5) on the Island of Hvar.

Outside Croatia

Family name Mader (including: Madder , Mahder , Máder , Madher , Maderr , Maader and Madeer ) is present in 67 countries worldwide. The family name "Mader " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 10000 in the United States , and some 5000 people in Austria. "Madder " is used by some 100 people in Canada , about 80 in the United States , and some 70 people in Australia. "Mahder " is used by some 200 people in Syria , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Frane Mader, Martin Mader, Rudolf Mader, Helmut Mader, Dietrich Mader, Mladen Mader, Rene Mader, Klaus Mader, Vesna Mader, Marijana Mader, Vinko Mader, Branka Mader, Lidija Mader, Gabrijela Mader, Heinrich Mader, Julijana Mader, Konrad Mader, Neda Mader, Rozalija Mader

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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