Surname Baron in modern Croatia

Baron families are Croats and they are mostly from Ozalj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Kutina.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Baron live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Koprivnica (<10), Samobor (<10), Pakrani in Daruvar area (<10), and in Karlovac (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Baron (including: Barron , Barhon , Baroon , Bahron , Barhoon , Barohn , Baaron , Barronn and Barroon ) is present in 163 countries worldwide. The family name "Baron " is used by some 100000 people in Colombia , about 100000 in France , and some 80000 people in the United States. "Barron " is used by some 80000 people in Mexico , about 70000 in the United States , and some 5000 people in Bolivia. "Barohn " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Dario Baron, Luce Baron, Marko Baron, Gustav Baron, Siniša Baron, Milorad Baron, Stevo Baron, Josip Baron, Robert Baron, Danijel Baron, Maja Baron, Đurđica Baron, Vesnica Baron, Silvana Baron, Dražen Baron, Igor Baron, Marina Baron, Bob Baron, Mladen Baron

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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