Surname Kurpez in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kurpez families are Croats (from Krizevci area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci area and in Koprivnica.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Kurpez live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), in Ferezani (<10), Medja (<10) and Guscerovec (<5) in Krizevci area, and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kurpez is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Kurpez " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Brankica Kurpez, Tina Kurpez, Marijan Kurpez, Davor Kurpez, Željko Kurpez, Josip Kurpez, Katica Kurpez, Dragutin Kurpez, Tomislav Kurpez, Krunoslav Kurpez, Nikolina Kurpez, Ljubica Kurpez, Mara Kurpez, Snježana Kurpez, Marko Kurpez, Ivan Kurpez, Ana Kurpez, Marija Kurpez, Kata Kurpez

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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