Surname Stein in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Stein families are Croats (from Zlatar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Stein live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<10), Zadar (<5), and in Budinscina in Zlatar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Stein (including: Steyn , Shteyn , Shtein , Steien , Sztein , Steinn , Sthein , Stehin and Sdtein ) is present in 138 countries worldwide. The family name "Stein " is used by some 200000 people in Germany , about 100000 in the United States , and some 60000 people in Brazil. "Sdtein " is used by few people in the United States. "Steien " is used by some 100 people in Norway and about 60 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Stein, Dragutin Stein, Benno Stein, Vjera Stein, Edith Stein, Johann Stein, Ljudevit Stein, Karlo Stein, Oliver Stein, Tomo Stein, Beno Stein, Leo Stein, Vlasta Stein, Hinko Stein, Paulina Stein, Katarina Stein, Đurđica Stein, Milka Stein, Iva Stein

Mentions in sources

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

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