Surname Mor in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Mor families are generally Croats (from Djakovo area ), very rarely Slovaks (from Osijek ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo area and in Nasice.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Mor live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Bracevci in Djakovo area (10), Djakovo (<10), Bilje in Osijek area (<10), Osijek (<5), and in Vukovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mor (including: Mohr , Moor , Morr , Moohr , Morh , Mór , Moorr , Mmor and Mhor ) is present in 149 countries worldwide. "Mohr " is used by some 50000 people in Germany , about 30000 in the United States , and some 8000 people in Brazil. "Moor " is used by some 30000 people in Germany , about 8000 in the United States , and some 7000 people in Russian Federation. "Morr " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 600 in Germany , and some 400 people in Venezuela.

Characteristic first names

Shalom Mor, Miroslav Mor, Mijo Mor, Linda Mor, Ružica Mor, Ladislav Mor, Sanja Mor, Pavao Mor, Ivan Mor, Tristan Mor, Franjo Mor, Andrija Mor, Ljerka Mor, Adrian Mor, Stjepan Mor, Franciska Mor, Katica Mor, Florijan Mor, Marija Mor

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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