Surname Peroš in modern Croatia

Peroš families are Croats and they are mostly from Nin. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nin and Zadar. In Zaton in Nin every third inhabitant had the family name Peroš.

Prevalence

About 570 people with faimily name Peroš live in Croatia today, in 270 households. There were 600 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 22 cities and 32 other places, mostly in Zaton (125), Zadar (90), Zagreb (85), Mravince (70), and in Koprivnica (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 62 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (39), Australia (13), Germany (6), and to the United Kingdom (4).
Family name Peroš (including: Peros , Perros , Perossi , Perosso , Perossa , Perosh , Peroschuk , Perross and Perosch ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. The family name "Peros " is used by some 2000 people in the Philippines , about 900 in the United States , and some 400 people in Greece. "Perosch " is used by few people in the United States. "Perossa " is used by some 200 people in Italy , about 200 in Argentina , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Bernardin Peroš, Kristina Peroš, Vjenčeslav Peroš, Alma Peroš, Paulina Peroš, Albino Peroš, Đenko Peroš, Marin Peroš, Stipe Peroš, Tihomir Peroš, Živko Peroš, Igor Peroš, Krešimir Peroš, Gordana Peroš, Edita Peroš, Sandra Peroš, Zdenko Peroš, Rozarija Peroš, Josip Peroš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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