Surname Brod in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Brod families are predominantly Croats (from Djakovo ), rarely Jews (from Pakrac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo and Pakrac.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Brod live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Djakovo (<10), Tvrdjavica (<5), Zagreb (<5), Osijek (<5), and in Varazdin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Brod (including: Brood , Brodd , Berod and Brodh ) is present in 60 countries worldwide. The family name "Brod " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in Brazil. "Brood " is used by some 300 people in the Netherlands , about 200 in South Africa , and some 200 people in the United States. "Brodd " is used by some 400 people in Sweden , about 400 in the United States , and small number of people in Morocco.

Characteristic first names

Miroslav Brod, Filip Brod, Hrvoje Brod, Marela Brod, Sanja Brod, Lidija Brod, Milada Brod, Mirjana Brod, Branko Brod, Marica Brod, Edvard Brod, Artur Brod, Frano Brod, Leon Brod, Viktor Brod

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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