Surname Krampus in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Krampus live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Dubrovnik (<5) and Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Krampus is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Krampus " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vicko Krampus, Niko Krampus, Nikša Krampus, Meri Krampus, Vinko Krampus, Nikica Krampus, Pavle Krampus, Luce Krampus, Ana Krampus, Kate Krampus, Nada Krampus, Ane Krampus, Ivo Krampus, Jele Krampus, Katarina Krampus, Katica Krampus, Marija Krampus, Pavica Krampus, Vesna Krampus

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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