Surname Birt in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Birt live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Cazma (15), Lukarisce (10), Miholec in Krizevci area (<10), Bjelovar (<10), and in Gradec in Vrbovec area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Birt (including: Birth , Birtha , Birthe , Birdt , Biert , Biertz , Birthi , Biertho and Bierth ) is present in 53 countries worldwide. The family name "Birt " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 800 in Great Britain , and some 600 people in Australia. "Birth " is used by some 700 people in Germany , about 600 in the United States , and some 200 people in Brazil. "Birdt " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dubravko Birt, Nevijo Birt, Danijela Birt, Miro Birt, Predrag Birt, Ana Birt, Martina Birt, Mirjana Birt, Ivan Birt, Zoran Birt, Mario Birt, Žarko Birt, Daniel Birt, Tomislav Birt, Josip Birt, Anita Birt, Dalibor Birt, Branko Birt, Zdenko Birt

Mentions in sources

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.

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