Surname Winkler in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Winkler families are almost entirely Croats (from Pakrac ), very rarely Czechs (from Bjelovar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Winkler live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Pakrac (<10), Osijek (<10), Mirkovci (<10), and in Cokuni in Pula area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Winkler (including: Winckler , Wincler ) is present in 97 countries worldwide. The family name "Winkler " is used by some 50000 people in Germany , about 30000 in the United States , and some 9000 people in Austria. "Winckler " is used by some 2000 people in Brazil , about 1000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Darko Winkler, Jan Winkler, Boris Winkler, Željka Winkler, Dario Winkler, Đurđa Winkler, Krešimir Winkler, Zlatko Winkler, Berislav Winkler, Edo Winkler, Dagmar Winkler, Zoran Winkler, Manfred Winkler, Šarlota Winkler, Eva Winkler, Peter Winkler, Hermann Winkler, Ivana Winkler, Vedran Winkler

Mentions in sources

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

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