Surname Huš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Huš families are generally Croats (from Kraljevica area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kraljevica area and in Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Huš live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only four Croatian places: in Belo Selo in Kraljevica area (<10), Mrkopalj in Delnice area (<5), Fuzine in Kraljevica area (<5), and in Sunger in Delnice area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Huš (including: Hus , Huss , Hush , Husch , Thus , Thuss , Hues , Huesch , Thues and Huess ) is present in 125 countries worldwide. "Hush " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 500 in the Philippines , and some 300 people in Australia. "Husch " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 500 in the United States , and some 100 people in Canada. "Hues " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Pakistan , and some 90 people in Cameroon.

Characteristic first names

Denis Huš, Slobodan Huš, Snježana Huš, Adela Huš, Matija Huš, Ivan Huš, Dolores Huš, Sanjin Huš, Hedviga Huš, Ivka Huš, Marijan Huš, Mileva Huš, Sarah Huš, Hana Huš, Filip Huš, Alojzija Huš, Kazimir Huš, Katica Huš, Ivica Huš

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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