Surname Brest in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Brest live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Gornji Koncovcak in Mursko Sredisce area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Brest (including: Berest , Breest , Bressett , Bresht , Beresth and Bresth ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Brest " is used by some 2000 people in Argentina , about 1000 in France , and some 600 people in the United States. "Bresth " is used by few people in the United States. "Breest " is used by some 200 people in Germany and about 200 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Janez Brest, Branko Brest, Nikola Brest, Vida Brest, Marina Brest, Ana Brest, Margareta Brest, Stjepan Brest, Aga Brest, Agata Brest, Ivan Brest, Mara Brest, Margeta Brest, Marija Brest, Slavica Brest, Terezija Brest

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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