Surname Oros in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Oros families are predominantly Croats (from Vinkovci area ), rarely Rusyns (from Ilok area ), and very rarely Hungarians (from Vinkovci area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci area and in Ilok area.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Oros live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Stari Jankovci in Vinkovci area (10), Miklusevci in Ilok area (<10), Krizevci (<10), Vukovar (<10), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Oros (including: Orosz , Oross , Horosz , Orros , Horos , Horosh , Orocz and Orosh ) is present in 66 countries worldwide. "Oross " is used by some 300 people in Hungary , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in Morocco. "Orosz " is used by some 9000 people in Hungary , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Romania. "Orros " is used by some 300 people in the Philippines , small number in Cyprus , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ljubica Oros, Mihaela Oros, Igor Oros, Kristijan Oros, Ivica Oros, Emil Oros, Nedjeljka Oros, Ljubomir Oros, Đurđica Oros, Darko Oros, Ivan Oros, Jurica Oros, Ivana Oros, Djordje Oros, Miroslav Oros, Vladimir Oros, Danil Oros, Damir Oros, Marko Oros

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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