Surname Kess in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kess families are Croats (from Valpovo ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Valpovo.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Kess live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Valpovo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kess (including: Khess , Chess , Cess , Keess , Käss , Kessh , Cheress , Chaess and Kehss ) is present in 77 countries worldwide. The family name "Kess " is used by some 600 people in Germany , about 500 in the United States , and some 200 people in Mozambique. "Khess " is used by some 70 people in Morocco , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Chess " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 300 in Kenya , and some 200 people in Indonesia.

Characteristic first names

Antun Kess, Dubravka Kess

Mentions in sources

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

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