Surname Gros in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gros families are predominantly Croats (from Grubisno Polje area ), very rarely Hungarians (from Osijek area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Virovitica area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Gros live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Rijeka (<10), Suhopolje in Virovitica area (<10), Osijek (<10), and in Kopacevo in Osijek area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gros (including: Gross , Grossi , Grosso , Grosse , Grosz , Grohs , Groos , Geros and Grosh ) is present in 153 countries worldwide. The family name "Gros " is used by some 70000 people in France , about 50000 in Germany , and some 10000 people in the United States. "Gross " is used by some 200000 people in the United States , about 90000 in Germany , and some 20000 people in Brazil. "Grosz " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Hungary , and some 800 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Josip Gros, Katica Gros, Dalibor Gros, Milan Gros, Vinko Gros, Čedomil Gros, Ana Gros, Slavica Gros, Irena Gros, Krešimir Gros, Neven Gros, Daniel Gros, Robert Gros, Mario Gros, Antonio Gros, Saša Gros, Franjo Gros, Ivan Gros, Nada Gros

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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