Surname Burian in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Burian families are generally Croats (from Samobor area ), rarely Czechs (from Velika Gorica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Burian live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties and another small place , mostly in Osijek (<5), Velika Gorica (<5), Bestovje in Samobor area (<5), Samobor (<5), and in Cepin in Osijek area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Burian (including: Buryan , Burián , Bhuryan and Buryán ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. The family name "Burian " is used by some 4000 people in Czech Republic , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Romania. "Bhuryan " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Libor Burian, Domagoj Burian, Kristina Burian, Franta Burian, Emil Burian, Jan Burian, Katica Burian, Liduša Burian, František Burian, Sven Burian, Zdenek Burian, Vincencij Burian, Boris Burian, Gordana Burian, Sandra Burian, Libuša Burian, Barica Burian, Zdenko Burian, Jiri Burian

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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