Surname Jaroš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Jaroš families are generally Croats (from Pozega area ), very rarely Czechs (from Pakrac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Jaroš live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Velika Gorica (10), Pozega (10), Prvca (<10), Radnovac in Pozega area (<10), and in Varazdin (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jaroš (including: Jaros , Yarosh , Jarosch , Yaros , Jarosh , Iaros , Jaross , Yaross , Iarosh and Yarosch ) is present in 67 countries worldwide. The family name "Jaros " is used by some 20000 people in Poland , about 8000 in Czech Republic , and some 6000 people in the United States. "Jarosh " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 100 in Ukraine , and some 90 people in Russian Federation. "Jarosch " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 400 in the United States , and some 200 people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Domagoj Jaroš, Marko Jaroš, Petar Jaroš, Siniša Jaroš, Monika Jaroš, Dalibor Jaroš, Antun Jaroš, Zdravko Jaroš, Zlata Jaroš, Valentin Jaroš, Melita Jaroš, Michal Jaroš, Peter Jaroš, Roman Jaroš, Mirko Jaroš, Slavko Jaroš, Marija Jaroš, Edvard Jaroš, Slađana Jaroš

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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