Surname Kro in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Kro live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kro (including: Kero , Ciro , Kroh , Cro , Cero , Khro , Kroo , Khroo and Croo ) is present in 116 countries worldwide. "Kroh " is used by some 3000 people in Germany , about 2000 in the United States , and some 300 people in Poland. "Kroo " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Kero " is used by some 8000 people in Egypt , about 900 in Ethiopia , and some 700 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Kristijan Kro, Julijana Kro, Slavko Kro, Ljiljana Kro, Vesna Kro, Maj Kro

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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