Surname Barbis in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Barbis families are predominantly Croats (from Opatija area ), rarely Italians (from Opatija ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Opatija area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Barbis live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are only located in threee Croatian cities and another small place , mostly in Rijeka (<10), Opatija (<5), Kastav (<5), and in Moscenicka Draga in Opatija area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Barbis (including: Barbish , Barbiers and Barbies ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. The family name "Barbis " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Argentina , and some 200 people in Peru. "Barbish " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Barbiers " is used by some 100 people in the Netherlands , small number in Belgium , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Lučiano Barbis, Božidarka Barbis, Rozalija Barbis, Sebastijan Barbis, Verica Barbis, Dika Barbis, Zvonimir Barbis, Maria Barbis, Marijan Barbis, Ankica Barbis, Vito Barbis, Francesco Barbis, Nada Barbis, Elvira Barbis, Gianfranco Barbis, Luciano Barbis, Mia Barbis, Sergio Barbis, Josipa Barbis

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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