Surname Steiner in modern Croatia

Steiner families are predominantly Croats and the family name originates from Orahovica , rarely Italians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Steiner live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Osijek (30), Zagreb (20), Umag (10), Rijeka (<5), and in Orahovica (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), the United States (2), Switzerland (2), Brazil (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Steiner (including: Shteyner , Steinherr , Steinher , Shteiner , Stheiner , Steyner and Steinner ) is present in 113 countries worldwide. The family name "Steiner " is used by some 40000 people in Germany , about 40000 in the United States , and some 20000 people in Austria. "Stheiner " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Steinher " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Robert Steiner, Zdenko Steiner, Svanimir Steiner, Ivica Steiner, Ivo Steiner, Marijan Steiner, Sanja Steiner, Branko Steiner, Zvonimir Steiner, Irena Steiner, Milan Steiner, Dejan Steiner, Sonja Steiner, Lea Steiner, Adriano Steiner, Ninoslav Steiner, Mario Steiner, Valerijan Steiner, Lavoslav Steiner

Mentions in sources

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

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