Surname Turner in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Turner families are generally Croats (from Pregrada area ), very rarely Slovenes (also from Pregrada area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Turner live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), in Hum na Sutli (<10) and Prislin (<10) in Pregrada area, Obrezina (<5), and in Krapina (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Turner (including: Thurner , Thurnher , Thurnherr , Turnner , Turneer , Turrner , Turnerr , Tuerner and Thuerner ) is present in 168 countries worldwide. The family name "Turner " is used by some 700000 people in the United States , about 60000 in Australia , and some 40000 people in Canada. "Thurner " is used by some 4000 people in Germany , about 3000 in Austria , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Tuerner " is used by few people in Russian Federation and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Miroslav Turner, Kristina Turner, Juraj Turner, Dunja Turner, Adalbert Turner, Nataša Turner, Flora Turner, Eric Turner, Iva Turner, Joe Turner, Peter Turner, Simon Turner, Tina Turner, Jane Turner, Marijan Turner, Marija Turner, Krešimir Turner, Zvonko Turner, Tomislav Turner

Mentions in sources

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

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