Surname Majer in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 1100 people with faimily name Majer live in Croatia today, in 470 households. There were 1200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 56 cities and 111 other places, mostly in Zagreb (250), Osijek (85), Rijeka (60), Andrijasevci in Vinkovci area (40), and in Otocac (25).

Outside Croatia

Family name Majer (including: Mayer , Maier , Mayher , Majher , Mayyer , Majeer , Malyer , Mhajer and Mayerr ) is present in 174 countries worldwide. "Mayer " is used by some 200000 people in Germany , about 100000 in the United States , and some 50000 people in Brazil. "Maier " is used by some 300000 people in Germany , about 40000 in the United States , and some 20000 people in Austria. "Majher " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Poland , and small number of people in Czech Republic , small number of people in Slovakia.

Characteristic first names

Josip Majer, Marija Majer, Krasanka Majer, Franja Majer, Franz Majer, Ivan Majer, Željko Majer, Robert Majer, Dražen Majer, Frano Majer, Srećko Majer, Damir Majer, Zlatko Majer, Rusalka Majer, Anđela Majer, Iva Majer, Alen Majer, Ilijana Majer, Ninoslav Majer

Mentions in sources

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

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