Surname Barač in modern Croatia

Barač families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Split , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 300 people with faimily name Barač live in Croatia today, in 160 households. There were 470 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 39 cities and 35 other places, mostly in Split (105), Zagreb (60), Dubrovnik (20), Osijek (15), and in Koprivnica (10).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Australia (4) and the United States (1).
Family name Barač (including: Barac , Barach , Baracho , Barack , Barache , Baracz , Barachav , Baracs , Barachet and Baraci ) is present in 84 countries worldwide. "Barach " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 500 in Sudan , and some 100 people in France. "Baracz " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 70 in Poland , and small number of people in Australia. "Baracho " is used by some 7000 people in Brazil , about 90 in Portugal , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tonko Barač, Davorin Barač, Ivan Barač, Sonja Barač, Trpimir Barač, Ivica Barač, Neven Barač, Anita Barač, Zoran Barač, Šime Barač, Vinko Barač, Irina Barač, Frane Barač, Rafael Barač, Jure Barač, Mario Barač, Marina Barač, Vladimir Barač, Maja Barač

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over sixty times, the first time 1786 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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