Surname Gauš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gauš families are Croats (from Opatija area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Opatija area.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Gauš live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties and 7 other places, mostly in Klana in Opatija area (25), Rijeka (10), Kastav (<5), Matulji in Opatija area (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Gauš (including: Gaus , Gauss , Gaush , Gausch , Gausse , Gaushe , Gausz , Gaussa , Gauhs and Gaues ) is present in 82 countries worldwide. The family name "Gaus " is used by some 8000 people in Germany , about 5000 in Bangladesh , and some 4000 people in the United States. "Gaush " is used by some 100 people in Bangladesh , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Gausch " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Dario Gauš, Igor Gauš, Slavko Gauš, Jagoda Gauš, Nataša Gauš, Antun Gauš, Sanja Gauš, Senka Gauš, Denis Gauš, Brankica Gauš, Helena Gauš, Nensi Gauš, Valter Gauš, Vesna Gauš, Veronika Gauš, Ivan Gauš, Dejvid Gauš, Gracijela Gauš, Dubravka Gauš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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