Surname Past in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Past families are generally Croats (from Pleternica ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pleternica and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Past live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Josipovac (<10), Zagreb (<10), Petrijevci in Valpovo area (<5), Zarilac (<5), and in Pozega (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Past (including: Paszt , Pastha , Pasthe , Phast , Pasht , Pasthi , Pasthm , Pasthy and Passt ) is present in 66 countries worldwide. The family name "Past " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 300 in Germany , and some 200 people in Brazil. "Passt " is used by few people in the United States. "Paszt " is used by some 500 people in Poland , about 100 in the United States , and some 80 people in France.

Characteristic first names

Danijela Past, Igor Past, Mihaela Past, Tihomil Past, Kruno Past, Ivica Past, Maja Past, Saša Past, Dragica Past, Branka Past, Darinka Past, Ruža Past, Mijo Past, Zdravko Past, Gjuro Past, Marija Past, Terezija Past, Dragutin Past, Anka Past

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1938 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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