Surname Mars in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Mars live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Pozega (<5) and Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mars (including: Marsh , Marrs , Maers , Maars , Mahers , Marsz , Mahrsh , Mahrs and Marss ) is present in 154 countries worldwide. The family name "Mars " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 6000 in France , and some 4000 people in Haiti. "Marsh " is used by some 70000 people in the United States , about 10000 in Great Britain , and some 8000 people in Australia. "Marrs " is used by some 7000 people in the United States , about 400 in Great Britain , and some 200 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Marcell Mars, Josip Mars, Ivan Mars, Blanka Mars, Zinka Mars, Marko Mars, Aleš Mars, Barbara Mars, Igor Mars, Jožef Mars

Mentions in sources

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

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