Surname Gas in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gas families are predominantly Croats (from Garesnica ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska and Pakrac.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Gas live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Pula (<5), Antunovac (<5), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gas (including: Gass , Gaas , Gash , Ghash , Gasz , Ghas , Gahs , Gaass and Gaash ) is present in 127 countries worldwide. "Gass " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 8000 in Germany , and some 3000 people in Brazil. "Gash " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 700 in Libya , and some 600 people in Great Britain. "Gasz " is used by some 300 people in Poland , about 200 in Hungary , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nada Gas, Velimir Gas, Elsa Gas, Franjo Gas, Dragutin Gas, Stjepan Gas, Zdravko Gas, Janja Gas, Ivica Gas, Damir Gas, Agneza Gas, Ivan Gas, Marija Gas

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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