Surname Feiss in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Feiss families are predominantly Croats (from Zagreb ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Feiss live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Feiss is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Feiss " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 70 in France , and small number of people in Germany. "Pheiss " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Feiss, Franjo Feiss, Vesna Feiss, Bruno Feiss, Ivan Feiss, Elvira Feiss

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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