Surname Hus in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hus families are almost entirely Croats (from Bjelovar area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Ludbreg.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Hus live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, four cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Varazdin (<10), Ludbreg (<10), Bolfan (<10), and in Poljancani in Bjelovar area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hus (including: Huss , Thus , Hush , Huus , Thuss , Hues , Thues , Huess and Thuess ) is present in 122 countries worldwide. "Hues " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Pakistan , and some 90 people in Cameroon. "Thues " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Huss " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 7000 in Germany , and some 2000 people in Egypt.

Characteristic first names

Mihovil Hus, Ivica Hus, Juraj Hus, Ivan Hus, Diana Hus, Goranka Hus, Boris Hus, Marina Hus, Nikola Hus, Lorena Hus, Georgij Hus, Nadica Hus, Zlata Hus, Tomislav Hus, Mladen Hus, Kristina Hus, Ivana Hus, Vlasta Hus, Danijel Hus

Mentions in sources

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

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