Surname Buš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Buš families are generally Croats (from Nasice area ), rarely Hungarians (from Donji Miholjac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice and in Nasice area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Buš 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 two Croatian counties, threee cities and two other places, mostly in Djurdjenovac in Nasice area (<5), Beli Manastir (<5), Donji Miholjac (<5), Cres on the Island of Cres (<5), and in Draz in Beli Manastir area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Buš (including: Bus , Bush , Busch , Buss , Bues , Buhs , Buess , Buesch , Bussch and Buesh ) is present in 162 countries worldwide. "Bush " is used by some 100000 people in the United States , about 5000 in Australia , and some 5000 people in Great Britain. "Busch " is used by some 60000 people in Germany , about 30000 in the United States , and some 6000 people in Brazil. "Bues " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 300 in France , and some 300 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Buš, Dragica Buš, Antun Buš, Dominik Buš, Andreja Buš, Janoš Buš, Imre Buš, Anica Buš, Kristijan Buš, Marin Buš, Franjo Buš, Luka Buš, Dora Buš, Kalina Buš, Helena Buš, Josip Buš, Jelena Buš, Anka Buš, Ištvan Buš

Mentions in sources

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

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