Surname Paris in modern Croatia

Paris families are Croats and they are mostly from Pazin. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Pazin. U Gradu Poreču every two-hundredth inhabitant had the family name Paris.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Paris live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are only located in in 11 Croatian cities and 17 other places, mostly in Pula (30), Vrsar in Rovinj area (10), Rijeka (10), Pazin (<10), and in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Paris (including: Parrish , Parish , Parris , Pharis , Paries , Paaris , Pariss , Pariis and Pahris ) is present in 167 countries worldwide. The family name "Paris " is used by some 100000 people in France , about 70000 in the United States , and some 30000 people in Brazil. "Pariss " is used by small number of people in France , small number in Greece , and small number of people in the United States. "Parish " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Great Britain , and some 2000 people in Iran.

Characteristic first names

Simeon Paris, Tanja Paris, Luciano Paris, Marija Paris, Bruno Paris, Aleksandar Paris, Boris Paris, Silvano Paris, Anđelka Paris, Lučano Paris, Božica Paris, Emil Paris, Dragica Paris, Leda Paris, Bernando Paris, Sonja Paris, Ranko Paris, Paola Paris, Marijan Paris

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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