Surname Peters in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Peters live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and threee other places, mostly in Garesnica (<5), Ilova (<5), Zagreb (<5), Kutina (<5), and in Zadar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Peters (including: Peeters , Petters , Pethers , Petersh , Peteers , Peterss , Pheeters and Peetters ) is present in 173 countries worldwide. The family name "Peters " is used by some 300000 people in the United States , about 60000 in the Netherlands , and some 50000 people in South Africa. "Pethers " is used by some 100 people in the United States and about 80 in Australia. "Pheeters " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Siniša Peters, Ivana Peters, Milivoj Peters, Benedikt Peters, David Peters, Josip Peters, Zlatko Peters, Vlatka Peters, Lucas Peters, Arno Peters, Ben Peters, Hans Peters, Jan Peters, Martin Peters, Mike Peters, Thomas Peters, Katica Peters, Marija Peters, Verica Peters

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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