Surname Borsi in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Borsi families are Croats (from Pula area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Buje area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Borsi live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Pula (<5) and Vodnjan in Pula area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Borsi (including: Borshi , Borsy , Borshy and Borsie ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. "Borsie " is used by few people in the United States. "Borsy " is used by some 60 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Lidija Borsi, Mario Borsi, Ana Borsi, Leopold Borsi, Anna Borsi, Alida Borsi, Bruno Borsi, Claudia Borsi, Eda Borsi, Edo Borsi, Emilia Borsi, Enio Borsi, Fosca Borsi, Giovanna Borsi, Giovanni Borsi, Giuliana Borsi, Giuseppe Borsi, Gregorio Borsi, Karlo Borsi

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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