Surname Oroš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Oroš families are predominantly Croats (from Koprivnica area ), rarely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and in Koprivnica area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Oroš live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Kuzminec in Koprivnica area (15), Martijanec in Ludbreg area (<10), Zagreb (<10), Beli Manastir (<10), and in Koprivnica (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Oroš (including: Oros , Orosz , Oross , Horosz , Orros , Horos , Oroshi , Orosch , Horosh and Orosh ) is present in 69 countries worldwide. "Orosch " is used by few people in the United States. "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.

Characteristic first names

Nenad Oroš, Karlo Oroš, Ljubica Oroš, Andreja Oroš, Ivan Oroš, Nevenka Oroš, Gorica Oroš, Igor Oroš, Meliha Oroš, Larisa Oroš, Dragan Oroš, Dražena Oroš, Stjepan Oroš, Željko Oroš, Josip Oroš, Boris Oroš, Ladislav Oroš, Marica Oroš, Branko Oroš

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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