Surname Prus in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Prus families are Croats (from Duga Resa ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ludbreg and Duga Resa.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Prus live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Osijek (<10), Duga Resa (<10), Sveti Ivan Zelina (<5), Bolfan (<5), and in Kapela Podravska in Ludbreg area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Prus (including: Pruss , Perusse , Perus , Pruess , Prues , Prush , Prusz , Pruhs and Perush ) is present in 62 countries worldwide. "Prues " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 90 people in Canada. "Pruss " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in Russian Federation. "Pruess " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 400 in Germany , and small number of people in Ghana.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Prus, Tomislav Prus, Višnja Prus, Andrej Prus, Ivana Prus, Andrija Prus, Dubravko Prus, Jasna Prus, Domagoj Prus, Dubravka Prus, Katarina Prus, Marija Prus, Stjepan Prus, Božidar Prus, Kata Prus, Josipa Prus, Štefanija Prus, Rudolf Prus, Anka Prus

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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