Surname Juras in modern Croatia

Juras families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Sibenik , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 1100 people with faimily name Juras live in Croatia today, in 460 households. There were 1000 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 47 cities and 91 other places, mostly in Zagreb (170), Sibenik (170), Split (60), Mala Subotica in Cakovec area (50), and in Dubrava kod Sibenika (45).

Outside Croatia

At least 16 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (7), Canada (3), the United States (3), Australia (2), and to Chile (1).
Family name Juras (including: Jurasz , Iuras , Yurash , Yuras , Jurash , Jurras and Jurass ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Juras " is used by some 4000 people in Poland , about 2000 in Slovakia , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Yuras " is used by some 200 people in Ukraine , about 100 in the United States , and some 80 people in Russian Federation. "Jurasz " is used by some 2000 people in Poland , about 100 in Germany , and some 90 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Juras, Krste Juras, Danijela Juras, Josip Juras, Ante Juras, Stjepan Juras, Zoran Juras, Ružica Juras, Senka Juras, Zlatko Juras, Kornelija Juras, Damir Juras, Branka Juras, Ivo Juras, Iva Juras, Željko Juras, Nada Juras, Renata Juras, Siniša Juras

Mentions in sources

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

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