In Croatia, Baro families are Croats (from Orahovica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Orahovica area and in Osijek.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Baro live in Croatia today, in 9 households. They are located in only four naselja i to in Borik in Orahovica area (<10), Josipovo in Slatina area (<10), Osijek (<5), and in Bistrica (<5).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.