Surname Groš in modern Croatia

Groš families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Groš live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 0 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Bedekovcina in Lepoglava area (30), Zagreb (30), Ceminac in Beli Manastir area (15), Veliki Grdjevac in Grubisno Polje area (<10), and in Sisak (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Groš (including: Gros , Gross , Grossi , Grosch , Grosz , Grohs , Grosh , Groos , Grossch and Grossh ) is present in 154 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. "Grosh " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 200 in Russian Federation , and some 200 people in Ukraine. "Grosch " is used by some 5000 people in Germany , about 2000 in the United States , and some 700 people in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Stjepan Groš, Katica Groš, Ivan Groš, Vladimir Groš, Dragutin Groš, Marija Groš, Marijan Groš, Marko Groš, Goran Groš, Ljubica Groš, Miroslav Groš, Miljenko Groš, Marijana Groš, Ana Groš, Ivana Groš, Danijela Groš, Dragica Groš, Dalibor Groš, Martin Groš

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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