Surname Pirs in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pirs families are Croats (from Split ).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Pirs live in Croatia today, in one household only.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pirs (including: Piers , Pierres , Pyers , Pierros , Pierrus , Piersch , Pierris , Pyrs and Pyrsz ) is present in 60 countries worldwide. "Piers " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 300 in South Africa , and some 300 people in France. "Piersch " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Pyers " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 300 in Australia , and small number of people in Thailand.

Characteristic first names

Kristina Pirs, Zvonimir Pirs, Mihael Pirs, Zdenka Pirs

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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