Surname Hroh in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hroh families are predominantly Croats (from Daruvar area ), rarely Czechs (also from Daruvar area ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac and in Daruvar area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Hroh live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only four Croatian places: in Sirac in Daruvar area (<10), Zakorenje in Pozega area (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Pakrani in Daruvar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hroh (including: Hroch , Charoh , Heroth , Chiroh , Churoh , Heroh , Choroh , Chroch and Throth ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. "Hroch " is used by some 1000 people in Czech Republic , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Slovakia. "Heroth " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Germany. "Chroch " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Miroslav Hroh, Zlata Hroh, Josip Hroh, Marijana Hroh, Veronika Hroh, Milka Hroh, Antun Hroh, Vinko Hroh, Vukosava Hroh, Ivica Hroh, Magdalena Hroh, Franjo Hroh, Helena Hroh, Zvjezdan Hroh, Angelina Hroh, Dejan Hroh, Kristijan Hroh, Sascha Hroh, Sven Hroh

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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