Surname Kirsch in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Kirsch live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Zagreb (<10), Osijek (<10), Slavonski Brod (<5), and in Njivice on the Island of Krk (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kirsch (including: Kiersch , Kierszh , Kyrsch and Cirsch ) is present in 62 countries worldwide. The family name "Kirsch " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 10000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Brazil. "Kiersch " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in the Netherlands. "Kierszh " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mario Kirsch, Sanja Kirsch, Đuro Kirsch, Rudolf Kirsch, Saša Kirsch, Martina Kirsch, Vesna Kirsch, Ružica Kirsch, Ana Kirsch, Mira Kirsch, Manda Kirsch, Nedjeljka Kirsch, Petra Kirsch, Ljerka Kirsch, Darinka Kirsch, Gunter Kirsch, Irmintraud Kirsch, Marko Kirsch, Stefan Kirsch

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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