Surname Werner in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Werner families are generally Croats (from Oroslavje area ), barely Hungarians (from Banat, Vojvodina ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Vinkovci.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Werner live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Belisce (<10), Zlatar-Bistrica in Oroslavje area (<10), Bukovec Zelinski (<10), and in Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least 20 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (15), the United States (2), Austria (2), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Werner (including: Wörner , Wernher , Werhner and Wernner ) is present in 107 countries worldwide. The family name "Werner " is used by some 90000 people in Germany , about 40000 in the United States , and some 10000 people in Brazil. "Wernher " is used by some 90 people in Germany , small number in France , and small number of people in the United States. "Werhner " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Werner, Andreja Werner, Gordana Werner, Tatjana Werner, Walter Werner, Heinrich Werner, Damir Werner, Ljiljana Werner, Ivan Werner, Marijana Werner, Otto Werner, Oto Werner, Dominiko Werner, Dominik Werner, Anica Werner, Marka Werner, Horst Werner, Karin Werner, Nils Werner

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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