Surname Mes in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Mes families are Croats (from Serbia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina area and in Banat, Vojvodina.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Mes 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 only one small Croatian place, in Grabic in Slatina area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mes (including: Mees , Mess , Mesh , Mesz , Mehs , Meess , Mhesh , Mehsh and Meesh ) is present in 108 countries worldwide. "Mess " is used by some 5000 people in Algeria , about 900 in Morocco , and some 800 people in the United States. "Mesh " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 70 in Canada , and small number of people in Israel. "Mesz " is used by some 100 people in Argentina , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Hungary.

Characteristic first names

Kata Mes, Ana Mes, Josif Mes, Filip Mes, Zdravko Mes, Mira Mes, Nada Mes

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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