Surname Kirš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kirš families are Croats (from Bosnian Krajina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Vrbovsko area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Kirš live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<10), Karlovac (<5), and in Bosiljevo in Vrbovsko area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kirš (including: Kirsch , Kirs , Kirsh , Kiers , Kiersch , Kirsz , Kirsha , Kirss , Kiersh and Kirsth ) is present in 82 countries worldwide. "Kirsh " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 900 in Russian Federation , and some 500 people in Canada. "Kirsch " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 10000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Brazil. "Kirsth " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Antun Kirš, Emil Kirš, Eduard Kirš, Davor Kirš, Željka Kirš, Edita Kirš, Zdenka Kirš, Inga Kirš, Martin Kirš, Ivan Kirš, Julka Kirš, Želimir Kirš, Luka Kirš, Ivana Kirš, Helena Kirš, Đuro Kirš, Jelka Kirš, Milica Kirš, Ana Kirš

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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