Surname Mraz in modern Croatia

Mraz families are Croats and they are mostly from Slavonski Brod area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Varazdin.

Prevalence

About 370 people with faimily name Mraz live in Croatia today, in 160 households. There were 470 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 22 cities and 54 other places, mostly in Zagreb (70), Trnovec in Varazdin area (20), Garcin in Slavonski Brod area (20), Sveti Kriz Zacretje in Zabok area (15), and in Bjelovar (15).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (4), Australia (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Mraz (including: Meraz , Mráz , Merazzi , Mrazz , Meraaz , Merazh and Merazzo ) is present in 57 countries worldwide. The family name "Mraz " is used by some 6000 people in the United States , about 5000 in Slovakia , and some 4000 people in Czech Republic. "Mrazz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Meraz " is used by some 20000 people in Mexico , about 6000 in Bangladesh , and some 4000 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dubravko Mraz, Vedran Mraz, Vinko Mraz, Ivan Mraz, Nikola Mraz, Brankica Mraz, Juraj Mraz, Mihaela Mraz, Tomislav Mraz, Vjekoslav Mraz, Suzana Mraz, Mirjana Mraz, Štefanija Mraz, Danijel Mraz, Lidija Mraz, Damir Mraz, Erna Mraz, Srećko Mraz, Emil Mraz

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1679 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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