Surname Gurović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gurović families are generally Croats (from Karlovac ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Gurović live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities, mostly in Zagreb (20), Karlovac (20), Virovitica (<10), Lijesce (<5), and in Bjelovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gurović (including: Gurovich , Gurovic , Guerovich , Gurovitsch and Gurowicz ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. "Gurovich " is used by some 400 people in Argentina , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in South Africa. "Gurovitsch " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Gurowicz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ksenija Gurović, Alen Gurović, Ivana Gurović, Andrea Gurović, Mladen Gurović, Dražen Gurović, Jadranka Gurović, Ruža Gurović, Goran Gurović, Dušan Gurović, Darko Gurović, Dubravka Gurović, Mirjana Gurović, Dane Gurović, Slavica Gurović, Zdenka Gurović, Anita Gurović, Andrej Gurović, Adriana Gurović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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