Surname Brač in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Brač families are Croats (from Djakovo ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Vukovar.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Brač live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and threee other places, mostly in Lopud (<10), Zagreb (<5), Vukovar (<5), Djakovo (<5), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Brač (including: Brac , Brach , Bracho , Brack , Bratsch , Brache , Bracht , Brazz , Braci and Bracz ) is present in 97 countries worldwide. "Brach " is used by some 3000 people in Poland , about 2000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Germany. "Bratsch " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 400 in Germany , and some 200 people in Austria. "Brazz " is used by some 100 people in Brazil and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ljubica Brač, Neđo Brač, Nikola Brač, Antun Brač, Ružica Brač, Ljiljana Brač, Marjan Brač, Stanka Brač, Ivana Brač, Ana Brač, Đuro Brač, Darko Brač, Monika Brač, Mario Brač, Nikša Brač, Ankica Brač, Kate Brač, Stana Brač, Luca Brač

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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