Surname Brakus in modern Croatia

Brakus families are often Croats and they are mostly from Drnis , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Drnis and Split.

Prevalence

About 230 people with faimily name Brakus live in Croatia today, in 110 households.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Split (50), Zagreb (35), Drnis (35), Zaluznica in Otocac area (20), and in Rijeka (15).

Outside Croatia

At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Canada (4), Germany (4), Australia (2), and to the United States (2).
Family name Brakus (including: Brackus , Bracius ) is present in 17 countries worldwide. The family name "Brakus " is used by some 200 people in Iraq , about 100 in Italy , and some 80 people in the United States. "Brackus " is used by some 90 people in Lithuania and about 60 in the United States. "Bracius " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dagda Brakus, Alen Brakus, Pelagija Brakus, Siniša Brakus, Marijo Brakus, Josip Brakus, Iris Brakus, Linda Brakus, Svemir Brakus, Harijeta Brakus, Nikolina Brakus, Jadranko Brakus, Marija Brakus, Zoran Brakus, Vladimir Brakus, Ante Brakus, Lela Brakus, Dubravko Brakus, Mili Brakus

Mentions in sources

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

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