Surname Grus in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Grus families are generally Croats (from Rijeka ), very rarely Italians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Grus live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in two Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Rijeka (15), Matulji in Opatija area (<5), Zadar (<5), Dragozetici on the Island of Cres (<5), and in Kastav (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Grus (including: Gerus , Gruss , Grush , Grusz , Gerush , Grues , Gherus , Gruess and Gruhs ) is present in 52 countries worldwide. The family name "Grus " is used by some 300 people in Czech Republic , about 200 in Poland , and some 80 people in the United States. "Gruss " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 2000 in the United States , and some 700 people in France. "Grush " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 50 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Diana Grus, Bruno Grus, Sandra Grus, Renato Grus, Stelio Grus, Marino Grus, Albina Grus, Vera Grus, Manda Grus, Klaudio Grus, Andrea Grus, Nikola Grus, Ljubica Grus, Marica Grus, Marija Grus, Olga Grus, Rosaria Grus, Rafaele Grus, Anton Grus

Mentions in sources

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

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