Surname Boris in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Boris families are mainly Croats (from Mursko Sredisce area ), less frequently Slovaks (from Djakovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo and in Djakovo area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Boris live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 7 other places, mostly in Djakovo (10), Visnjevac (<10), Lapsina in Mursko Sredisce area (<10), and in Punitovci (<5) and Bracevci (<5) in Djakovo area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Boris (including: Bories , Borries , Borris , Boeris , Borish , Boriss , Booris , Borisz and Borhis ) is present in 109 countries worldwide. The family name "Boris " is used by some 8000 people in the United States , about 7000 in Russian Federation , and some 5000 people in Cameroon. "Boriss " is used by some 100 people in Latvia , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Borris " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 700 in Germany , and some 500 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Zoran Boris, Krunoslav Boris, Emina Boris, Simona Boris, Zvonko Boris, Kata Boris, Boris Boris, Zdravko Boris, Ružica Boris, Slobodan Boris, Ivan Boris, Antun Boris, Andrija Boris, Jozo Boris, Danijela Boris, Klara Boris, Ksenija Boris, Katica Boris, Pero Boris

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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