Surname Boos in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Boos families are almost entirely Croats (from Lepoglava area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava area and in Virovitica. In Benkovec in Lepoglava area every fiftieth inhabitant had the family name Boos.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Boos live in Croatia today, in 8 households.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Benkovec in Lepoglava area (<10), Virovitica (<10), Lepoglava (<5), Gospic (<5), and in Grabovac in Slunj area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Boos (including: Bohos , Boosz , Booss , Bohosh , Boosh , Boocz and Boossa ) is present in 82 countries worldwide. The family name "Boos " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 9000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Brazil. "Booss " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Belgium , small number of people in Russian Federation. "Boosz " is used by some 100 people in France , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Željko Boos, Davor Boos, Marko Boos, Zvijezdana Boos, Božidar Boos, Kurt Boos, Gordana Boos, Darinka Boos, Jurica Boos, Zdravko Boos, Karlo Boos, Julijana Boos, Marija Boos, Gabrijel Boos, Dušanka Boos, Franjo Boos, Nela Boos, Vladimir Boos, Lidija Boos

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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