Surname Brok in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Brok live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Zadar (15), Ist (<10), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Brok (including: Brock , Brook , Brochu , Broch , Broc , Broock , Berok , Broci and Brrok ) is present in 141 countries worldwide. "Brock " is used by some 90000 people in the United States , about 8000 in Germany , and some 4000 people in Canada. "Brook " is used by some 6000 people in the United States , about 6000 in Ethiopia , and some 5000 people in Great Britain. "Broock " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 60 in Brazil , and some 50 people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Julijana Brok, Antonija Brok, Toni Brok, Krsto Brok, Sylvia Brok, Karina Brok, Iva Brok, Dasen Brok, Petra Brok, Tomislav Brok, Boris Brok, Ante Brok, Dina Brok, Marija Brok, Ines Brok, Damir Brok, Marijana Brok, Đani Brok, Ljubica Brok

Mentions in sources

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

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