Surname Rižner in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rižner families are mainly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Koprivnica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Split.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Rižner live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Sokolovac in Koprivnica area (<10), Podstrana in Solin area (<10), Koprivnica (<5), Reka (<5), and in Knin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rižner (including: Rizner , Ryzner and Riezner ) is present in 17 countries worldwide. The family name "Rizner " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 50 in Hungary , and some 50 people in Czech Republic. "Riezner " is used by few people in Czech Republic and few people in the United States. "Ryzner " is used by some 600 people in Poland , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Rižner, Danijel Rižner, Marija Rižner, Ranko Rižner, Dragutin Rižner, Joško Rižner, Ranka Rižner, Ivka Rižner, Boško Rižner, Georgije Rižner, Kata Rižner, Jovanka Rižner, Zlata Rižner, Davorin Rižner, Gordana Rižner, Anita Rižner, Tajana Rižner, Marta Rižner, Laura Rižner

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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