Surname Trajer in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Trajer live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Vinkovci (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Trajer (including: Trayer , Treier and Traier ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. "Trayer " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 60 people in Israel. "Traier " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Hungary. "Treier " is used by some 800 people in Germany , about 300 in Switzerland , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Aleksandar Trajer, Olgica Trajer, Dragan Trajer, Jelka Trajer, Maja Trajer, Ljerka Trajer, Katica Trajer

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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