Surname Mlinar in modern Croatia

Mlinar families are often Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Krajina , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Prijedor area) and in Zagreb. In Briševo in Bosnian Krajina every eighth inhabitant had the family name Mlinar.

Prevalence

About 710 people with faimily name Mlinar live in Croatia today, in 310 households. There were 520 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 43 cities and 77 other places, mostly in Zagreb (190), Rijeka (55), Split (40), Kutina (25), and in Novska (20).

Outside Croatia

At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (8), the United States (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Mlinar (including: Mlynar , Mlynár ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. The family name "Mlinar " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 100 people in Austria. "Mlynar " is used by some 900 people in Slovakia , about 800 in Czech Republic , and some 300 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jadranka Mlinar, Željko Mlinar, Ivica Mlinar, Zdenka Mlinar, Ivan Mlinar, Vatroslav Mlinar, Andrea Mlinar, Sonja Mlinar, Romeo Mlinar, Blaženka Mlinar, Vlado Mlinar, Dubravka Mlinar, Marin Mlinar, Bruno Mlinar, Igor Mlinar, Saša Mlinar, Ljiljana Mlinar, Juraj Mlinar, Tatjana Mlinar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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