Surname Brož in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Brož families are generally Croats (from Nasice ), very rarely Bulgarians (from Zagreb ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Nasice.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Brož live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and another small place , mostly in Osijek (15), Rijeka (<10), Zoljan (<10), Pakrac (<5), and in Kukuljanovo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Brož (including: Broz , Brozzi , Brozzo , Brozzu , Beroz , Brozha , Brozza and Brozh ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Broz " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 700 in Czech Republic , and some 100 people in Italy. "Brozzo " is used by some 200 people in Italy , about 90 in Argentina , and some 80 people in the United States. "Beroz " is used by small number of people in Spain and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Viktor Brož, Antun Brož, Josip Brož, Katarina Brož, Anđelka Brož, Željko Brož, Zoran Brož, Pavel Brož, Nikolina Brož, Valentino Brož, Evica Brož, Jasna Brož, Nives Brož, Tomislav Brož, Renato Brož, Franjo Brož, Dragutin Brož, Bruno Brož, Stjepan Brož

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over seventy times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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