Surname Barto in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Barto families are generally Croats (from Grubisno Polje ), rarely Hungarians (also from Grubisno Polje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Grubisno Polje and Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Barto live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Grbavac (<10), Grubisno Polje (<10), Velika Jasenovaca (<5), and in Bjelovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Barto (including: Bartho , Bartoo , Barrto and Bharthoo ) is present in 65 countries worldwide. The family name "Barto " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 700 in Slovakia , and some 500 people in Brazil. "Bartoo " is used by some 400 people in Kenya , about 400 in the United States , and some 100 people in Lesotho.

Characteristic first names

Boris Barto, Medenka Barto, Anamarija Barto, Miroslav Barto, Sanda Barto, Vitomir Barto, Vendel Barto, Damir Barto, Viktor Barto, Božica Barto, Željko Barto, Ivica Barto, Antun Barto, Đurđa Barto, Robert Barto, Drago Barto, Vilim Barto, Ljiljana Barto, Karlo Barto

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1931 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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