Surname Pokorny in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pokorny families are generally Croats (from Opatija ), very rarely Serbs, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Daruvar. In Ladislav in Garesnica area every sixtieth inhabitant had the family name Pokorny.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Pokorny live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Opatija (10), Osijek (<5), Sesvete (<5), Varazdin (<5), and in Zapresic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pokorny (including: Pokornyy , Pockorny ) is present in 21 countries on four continents. The family name "Pokorny " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Czech Republic , and some 800 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Dean Pokorny, Viliam Pokorny, Vladimir Pokorny, Franjo Pokorny, Suzana Pokorny, Kristina Pokorny, Sanjin Pokorny, Smiljka Pokorny, Dražen Pokorny, Dubravko Pokorny, Alois Pokorny, Michal Pokorny, Mirko Pokorny, Slavko Pokorny, Miroslav Pokorny, Alojz Pokorny, Anton Pokorny, Danica Pokorny, Herman Pokorny

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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