Surname Foriš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Foriš families are generally Croats (from Vukovar ), very rarely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Vukovar.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Foriš live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located and four other Croatian places, mostly in Vukovar (10), Osijek (<10), Sibinj in Slavonski Brod area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Josipovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Foriš (including: Foris , Forish , Forisch , Forris , Forisha , Forischi , Forishi , Forisso , Foriss and Fories ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Foris " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Romania , and small number of people in Germany. "Forish " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Israel , and small number of people in Canada. "Fories " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davor Foriš, Darko Foriš, Bojan Foriš, Branislava Foriš, Tatjana Foriš, Miroslav Foriš, Šimun Foriš, Dragan Foriš, Damir Foriš, Željka Foriš, Ankica Foriš, Tonka Foriš, Marko Foriš, Marija Foriš, Nikola Foriš, Nevenka Foriš, Vesna Foriš, Vladimir Foriš, Željko Foriš

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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