Surname Hrast in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hrast families are Croats (from Porec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Porec and Pula.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Hrast live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Porec (15), Rijeka (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Krk on the Island of Krk (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hrast (including: Chrást , Chrastha and Chrast ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Hrast " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Austria , and small number of people in Italy. "Chrást " is used by some 300 people in Czech Republic , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in Slovakia.

Characteristic first names

Feručo Hrast, Boris Hrast, Aleksandar Hrast, Slavka Hrast, Denis Hrast, Sandro Hrast, Snježana Hrast, Anita Hrast, Dalibor Hrast, Toni Hrast, Goran Hrast, Željka Hrast, Barbara Hrast, Doris Hrast, Marko Hrast, Saša Hrast, Marija Hrast, Marijana Hrast, Nina Hrast

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1736 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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