Surname Paloš in modern Croatia

Paloš families are often Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo , less frequently Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo and Virovitica. In Rainci Donji in Tuzla Region (Bosnia) every fourth inhabitant had the family name Paloš.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Paloš live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Selci Djakovacki (60), Virovitica (15), Osijek (10), Laslovo in Osijek area (<10), and in Vukovar (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Paloš (including: Palos , Pallos , Paloschi , Palosh , Palloshi , Palosz , Palossi , Pallios and Paloss ) is present in 59 countries worldwide. The family name "Palos " is used by some 20000 people in Mexico , about 4000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Spain. "Palosh " is used by some 100 people in Ukraine , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in the United States. "Paloss " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Rudi Paloš, Danijel Paloš, Željko Paloš, Dražen Paloš, Marica Paloš, Anita Paloš, Damir Paloš, Romeo Paloš, Hrvoje Paloš, Marija Paloš, Valerija Paloš, Petar Paloš, Tihomir Paloš, Jasna Paloš, Andrija Paloš, Mirjana Paloš, Sanja Paloš, Ana Paloš, Stjepan Paloš

Mentions in sources

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

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