Surname Hrs in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hrs families are generally Croats (from Cazma area ), very rarely Serbs, and barely Slovenes (also from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Slovenia.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Hrs live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Sisak (<5), Samobor (<5), Bregana (<5), and in Sokolovac in Daruvar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hrs (including: Hersh , Hersch , Thers , Hers , Hersha , Hershy , Hershe , Hersho and Hersz ) is present in 78 countries worldwide. "Hersh " is used by some 5000 people in the United States , about 4000 in Iraq , and some 300 people in Jordan. "Hersch " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 300 in South Africa , and some 200 people in Mexico. "Hersha " is used by some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Hrs, Krešimir Hrs, Ranko Hrs, Mario Hrs, Danijel Hrs, Sandra Hrs, Vladimir Hrs, Branko Hrs, Koraljka Hrs, Jana Hrs, Saša Hrs, Damir Hrs, Rajko Hrs, Zdravko Hrs, Kosa Hrs, Snježana Hrs, Bruno Hrs, Darko Hrs, Dubravka Hrs

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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