Surname Hrubi in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hrubi families are predominantly Croats (from Bjelovar ), rarely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir ), and very rarely Czechs (from Kutina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Hrubi live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Varazdin (<10), Hreljin (<10), Sveta Nedelja in Samobor area (<10), and in Bjelovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hrubi (including: Hruby , Choruby and Chruby ) is present in 14 countries on three continents. "Hruby " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 900 in Czech Republic , and some 300 people in Germany. "Chruby " is used by few people in the United States. "Choruby " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Denis Hrubi, Marina Hrubi, Maja Hrubi, Lidija Hrubi, Danijela Hrubi, Vlado Hrubi, Milan Hrubi, Ernest Hrubi, Danica Hrubi, Hrvoje Hrubi, Martin Hrubi, Monika Hrubi, Josip Hrubi, Željko Hrubi, Ivica Hrubi, Milko Hrubi, Jasminka Hrubi, Marijan Hrubi, Zdenka Hrubi

Mentions in sources

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

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