Surname Bureš in modern Croatia

Bureš families are often Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Krajina , less frequently Czechs (from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Bjelovar. In Nova Ves in Bosnian Krajina every sixth inhabitant had the family name Bureš.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Bureš live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Nasice (10), Korenica in Otocac area (<10), Zagreb (<10), Hercegovac in Garesnica area (<10), and in Bjelovar (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bureš (including: Bures , Buresh , Buresch , Burres , Bueres , Buress , Bureshi , Buresz , Buresth and Bureschi ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. The family name "Bures " is used by some 8000 people in Czech Republic , about 3000 in the United States , and some 800 people in Germany. "Buresh " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 100 in Afghanistan , and some 50 people in Russian Federation. "Buresch " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 300 in Austria , and some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Alenka Bureš, Nikola Bureš, Miroslav Bureš, Dominik Bureš, Vladimira Bureš, Stjepan Bureš, Blaženka Bureš, Zoran Bureš, Draženka Bureš, Ivica Bureš, Suzana Bureš, Marijana Bureš, Zdenko Bureš, Željko Bureš, Franjo Bureš, Vlasto Bureš, Slavica Bureš, Vlado Bureš, Ivan Bureš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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