Surname Schuster in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Schuster families are generally Croats (from Pula area ), very rarely Bosniaks (from Dubrovnik ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Schuster live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Koprivnica (<5), Sesvete (<5), Sisan in Pula area (<5), and in Nespes (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Schuster (including: Schuszter , Schuester and Schusster ) is present in 97 countries worldwide. The family name "Schuster " is used by some 80000 people in Germany , about 30000 in the United States , and some 10000 people in Brazil. "Schuester " is used by some 90 people in France and small number in the United States. "Schusster " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Snježana Schuster, Michael Schuster, Vilijem Schuster, Ervin Schuster, Eva Schuster, Kristian Schuster, Markus Schuster, Jorg Schuster, Reinhold Schuster, Erika Schuster, Ferdinand Schuster, Gaby Schuster, Johann Schuster, Klaus Schuster, Rudolf Schuster, Zdenko Schuster, Ljerka Schuster, Ivanka Schuster, Alan Schuster

Mentions in sources

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

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