Surname Šturman in modern Croatia

Šturman families are Croats and they are mostly from Krapina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krapina area and in Zagreb. In Maturovec in Krapina area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Šturman.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Šturman live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, four cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Maturovec in Krapina area (15), Rovinj (15), Rovinjsko Selo (10), and in Vrtnjakovec in Krapina area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šturman (including: Sturman , Shturman , Stuurman , Stuhrmann , Sturmann , Stuerman , Stuermann , Stürmann , Stuhrman and Shturmann ) is present in 58 countries worldwide. The family name "Sturman " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 600 in Great Britain , and some 200 people in Italy. "Stuerman " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Stuhrman " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Šturman, Adriano Šturman, Ivan Šturman, Ernesta Šturman, Ines Šturman, Denis Šturman, Franko Šturman, Krunoslav Šturman, Branko Šturman, Đurđica Šturman, Anabel Šturman, Bernardica Šturman, Ronald Šturman, Janko Šturman, Stjepan Šturman, Zvonko Šturman, Feručo Šturman, Lidija Šturman, Dražen Šturman

Mentions in sources

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

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