Surname Brez in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Brez families are Croats (from Cakovec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Prelog area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Brez live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and four other places, mostly in Cakovec (10), Kursanec (10), Bestovje in Samobor area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Virovitica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Brez (including: Brezzo , Brezzi , Berez , Brezza , Berezh , Brezzy and Breez ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. The family name "Brez " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Breez " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Brezzy " is used by some 70 people in Angola and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dubravka Brez, Velimir Brez, Siniša Brez, Dario Brez, Maja Brez, Jadranka Brez, Sanjin Brez, Renato Brez, Željko Brez, Vera Brez, Branka Brez, Bojana Brez, Mario Brez, Petar Brez, Nevenka Brez, Franjo Brez, Ivan Brez, Vladimir Brez, Barica Brez

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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