Surname Boršoš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Boršoš families are predominantly Croats (from Pozega ), rarely Hungarians (from Bjelovar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Boršoš live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 6 other places, mostly in Pozega (10), Osijek (<10), Jastrebarsko (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Cepin in Osijek area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Boršoš (including: Borsos , Borshosh ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Borsos " is used by some 4000 people in Hungary , about 1000 in Romania , and some 600 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Boršoš, Jožef Boršoš, Igor Boršoš, Ružica Boršoš, Goran Boršoš, Dezire Boršoš, Jozsef Boršoš, Dragutin Boršoš, Vlado Boršoš, Tomislav Boršoš, Josip Boršoš, Natalija Boršoš, Stjepan Boršoš, Marijan Boršoš, Slavica Boršoš, Marica Boršoš, Siniša Boršoš, Josipa Boršoš, Ilonka Boršoš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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