Surname Birač in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 260 people with faimily name Birač live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 430 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 25 cities and 26 other places, mostly in Zagreb (80), Kutina (15), Brinjani (15), Sisak (15), and in Pula (10).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Sweden (2), the United States (2), Switzerland (2), and to Australia (1).
Family name Birač (including: Birac , Biraci , Birach , Bierach , Birachhe , Birachha and Birachol ) is present in 17 countries worldwide. The family name "Birac " is used by some 300 people in France , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Australia. "Birach " is used by some 60 people in the United States and small number in France. "Bierach " is used by some 90 people in the United States and about 60 in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Anica Birač, Vladimir Birač, Martin Birač, Dalibor Birač, Damir Birač, Darko Birač, Marko Birač, Ilija Birač, Božidar Birač, Željka Birač, Marinko Birač, Predrag Birač, Ivana Birač, Danijela Birač, Kristina Birač, Senada Birač, Nataša Birač, Iva Birač, Petar Birač

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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