Surname Gras in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Gras live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Vodjinci in Vinkovci area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gras (including: Grassi , Grasso , Grass , Graas , Geras , Grahs , Grasz , Grasst and Grash ) is present in 126 countries worldwide. "Grass " is used by some 5000 people in the United States , about 5000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in Viet Nam. "Grahs " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 70 in Sweden , and small number of people in Germany. "Grasz " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Đuro Gras, Marija Gras, Terezija Gras, Filip Gras, Katica Gras, Mariška Gras

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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