Surname Moguš in modern Croatia

Moguš 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 Ogulin area and in Karlovac. In Umol in Vrbovsko area every second inhabitant had the family name Moguš.

Prevalence

About 380 people with faimily name Moguš live in Croatia today, in 160 households. There were 380 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 25 cities and 39 other places, mostly in Karlovac (40), Duga Resa (30), Gorinci in Ogulin area (25), Osijek (20), and in Zagreb (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 11 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (6), the United States (2), Sweden (1), Canada (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Moguš (including: Mogus , Mogush , Mogues , Moguschiy , Moguss and Moguschev ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Mogus " is used by some 1000 people in Ethiopia , about 300 in the United States , and some 100 people in Canada. "Mogush " is used by some 90 people in the United States , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Moldova. "Mogues " is used by some 200 people in Argentina and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Gordan Moguš, Miko Moguš, Nenad Moguš, Ivan Moguš, Mirjana Moguš, Zdravko Moguš, Silvija Moguš, Ksenija Moguš, Marinko Moguš, Dražen Moguš, Zlatko Moguš, Željko Moguš, Anita Moguš, Milan Moguš, Marijan Moguš, Nevenka Moguš, Dejan Moguš, Đurđica Moguš, Josip Moguš

Mentions in sources

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

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