Surname Schmitz in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Schmitz families are generally Croats (from Donji Miholjac area ), very rarely Germans.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Schmitz live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located and two other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (<5), Hercegovac in Garesnica area (<5), Karlovac (<5), Valpovo (<5), and in Sveti Ivan Zelina (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Schmitz is present in 94 countries worldwide. The family name "Schmitz " is used by some 90000 people in Germany , about 30000 in the United States , and some 20000 people in Brazil. "Schmidtz " is used by some 70 people in the United States , about 50 in Canada , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Christian Schmitz, Gerhard Schmitz, Mara Schmitz, Hans Schmitz, Alexandra Schmitz, Andreja Schmitz, Eugen Schmitz, Danica Schmitz, Melita Schmitz, Arian Schmitz, Štefica Schmitz, Radojka Schmitz, Agneza Schmitz, Mirjana Schmitz, Matijica Schmitz, Kata Schmitz, Gabriele Schmitz, Ankica Schmitz, Linda Schmitz

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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