Surname Tolnaj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Tolnaj families are Croats (from Nasice area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice area and in Tuzla Region, Bosnia (Tuzla area).

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Tolnaj live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Djurdjenovac in Nasice area (10), Bjelovar (<10), Krizevci (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Djurdjevac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Tolnaj (including: Tolnai , Tolnay and Tholnai ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. "Tolnay " is used by some 400 people in Hungary , about 200 in the United States , and some 90 people in Romania. "Tolnai " is used by some 2000 people in Hungary , about 200 in Germany , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Tolnaj, Jasna Tolnaj, Martina Tolnaj, Siniša Tolnaj, Renata Tolnaj, Tonino Tolnaj, Sanja Tolnaj, Matej Tolnaj, Vjekoslav Tolnaj, Zlatko Tolnaj, Ivanka Tolnaj, Bernardo Tolnaj, Albino Tolnaj, Mario Tolnaj, Djuro Tolnaj, Ivan Tolnaj, Kata Tolnaj, Gordana Tolnaj, Anica Tolnaj

Mentions in sources

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

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