Surname Lauš in modern Croatia

Lauš families are Croats and they are mostly from Ogulin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Livno area) and in Ogulin area. In Erdelj in Ogulin area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Lauš.

Prevalence

About 510 people with faimily name Lauš live in Croatia today, in 200 households. There were 350 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 30 cities and 58 other places, mostly in Erdelj in Ogulin area (55), Zagreb (50), Sesvete (35), Duga Resa (30), and in Karlovac (30).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lauš (including: Laus , Lausch , Laush , Lauss , Laussu , Lausse , Laussy , Laues , Laussch and Lausz ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. "Laush " is used by some 100 people in Ukraine , some 100 people in the United States , and some 60 people in Russian Federation. "Lausch " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 700 in the United States , and some 100 people in Austria. "Laues " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ilija Lauš, Zdravko Lauš, Slavko Lauš, Justin Lauš, Stipe Lauš, Ivan Lauš, Anna Lauš, Nikola Lauš, Damir Lauš, Nada Lauš, Dinko Lauš, Ivica Lauš, Ankica Lauš, Jozo Lauš, Božica Lauš, Zdenka Lauš, Frano Lauš, Sanja Lauš, Mijo Lauš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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