Surname Portner in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Portner families are almost entirely Croats (from Pozega area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Srijem, Vojvodina and in Pozega area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Portner live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Bili Brig in Pozega area (<10), Rijeka (<5), Porec (<5), and in Nova Kapela in Pozega area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Portner is present in 27 countries worldwide. The family name "Portner " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Germany , and some 300 people in Switzerland. "Poertner " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 400 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Andrea Portner, Ivica Portner, Antun Portner, Ivana Portner, Mirko Portner, Josip Portner, Željko Portner, Nikola Portner, Josipa Portner, Jurica Portner, Marija Portner, Ivan Portner, Silvija Portner, Sandi Portner, Marinko Portner, Milka Portner, Zvonko Portner, Petar Portner, Elizabeta Portner

Mentions in sources

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

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