Surname Meyer in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Meyer families are Croats (from Pozega area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega area and in Middle Bosnia (Zavidovici area).

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Meyer live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located and another small Croatian place , mostly in Zagreb (<5), Sibenik (<5), Opatija (<5), Zagvozd in Makarska area (<5), and in Vrbanj on the Island of Hvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Meyer (including: Meyher , Meeyer , Meyerr and Mmeyer ) is present in 156 countries worldwide. The family name "Meyer " is used by some 400000 people in Germany , about 300000 in the United States , and some 200000 people in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Jasna Meyer, Lana Meyer, Bonaventura Meyer, Henry Meyer, Jelica Meyer, Klaus Meyer, Anka Meyer, Adolf Meyer, Christian Meyer, Dirk Meyer, Mark Meyer, Michael Meyer, Stefan Meyer, Andre Meyer, Eduard Meyer, Erna Meyer, Kerstin Meyer, Martin Meyer, Michel Meyer

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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