Surname Schneider in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Schneider families are generally Croats (from Vrbovsko area ), very rarely Germans (from Daruvar area ), and barely Czechs (from Daruvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Schneider live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Kutina (<10), Daruvar (<10), Porec (<5), and in Slavonski Brod (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Schneider (including: Schneyder , Schnneider , Schneideer , Schneiderr , Schneieder and Schhneider ) is present in 139 countries worldwide. The family name "Schneider " is used by some 300000 people in Germany , about 100000 in the United States , and some 60000 people in Brazil. "Schneieder " is used by few people in the United States. "Schneiderr " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijana Schneider, Daniela Schneider, Vedran Schneider, Josip Schneider, Mario Schneider, Boško Schneider, Mirta Schneider, Darko Schneider, Damir Schneider, Tatjana Schneider, Kristijan Schneider, Artur Schneider, Bernhard Schneider, Nadica Schneider, Ana Schneider, Bernarda Schneider, Anton Schneider, Horst Schneider, Gabriele Schneider

Mentions in sources

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

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