Surname Miloš in modern Croatia

Miloš families are Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Doboj, Bosnia (Doboj area) and in Herzegovina (Grude area).

Prevalence

About 1700 people with faimily name Miloš live in Croatia today, in 760 households. There were 1100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 68 cities and 185 other places, mostly in Zagreb (440), Split (95), Rijeka (65), Slavonski Brod (55), and in Sesvete (50).

Outside Croatia

At least 25 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (7), the United States (5), Australia (3), South Africa (2), Austria (2), Switzerland (2), Canada (1), Argentina (1), Peru (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Miloš (including: Milos , Milosh , Milosz , Millos , Milosch , Millios , Milossa , Miloss , Milossi and Miloshi ) is present in 49 countries worldwide. The family name "Milos " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 400 in Poland , and some 300 people in Czech Republic. "Milosh " is used by some 300 people in Belarus , about 200 in Russian Federation , and some 100 people in the United States. "Milosch " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in France.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Miloš, Damir Miloš, Brigita Miloš, Rajna Miloš, Blaž Miloš, Stipo Miloš, Sanja Miloš, Irena Miloš, Mladen Miloš, Ante Miloš, Nives Miloš, Frane Miloš, Jasna Miloš, Anđelo Miloš, Ida Miloš, Ivo Miloš, Boško Miloš, Stipe Miloš, Višnja Miloš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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