Surname Kraus in modern Croatia

Kraus families are Croats and they are mostly from Ludbreg area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Kraus live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 320 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 32 other places, mostly in Osijek (30), Zagreb (20), Cepin in Osijek area (15), Split (15), and in Bjelovar (10).

Outside Croatia

At least 16 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (11), the United States (3), Australia (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Kraus (including: Krauss , Krausz , Craus , Crauss , Kraush , Keraus , Krauhs , Kraues and Kraucz ) is present in 96 countries worldwide. The family name "Kraus " is used by some 100000 people in Germany , about 50000 in the United States , and some 7000 people in Czech Republic. "Krauss " is used by some 10000 people in Germany , about 9000 in the United States , and some 4000 people in Brazil. "Krausz " is used by some 1000 people in Hungary , about 800 in the United States , and some 400 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Denis Kraus, Ivan Kraus, Ognjen Kraus, Karlo Kraus, Goran Kraus, Edi Kraus, Melita Kraus, Romina Kraus, Sanela Kraus, Tomas Kraus, Nenad Kraus, Meira Kraus, Marija Kraus, Igor Kraus, Kristina Kraus, Marina Kraus, Zoran Kraus, Zdravko Kraus, Ivica Kraus

Mentions in sources

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

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