Surname Pušar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pušar families are Croats (from Rovinj area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Rovinj area. In Kurili in Rovinj area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Pušar.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Pušar live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Pula (20), Kurili in Rovinj area (<5), Rovinj (<5), Okreti in Rovinj area (<5), and in Liznjan in Pula area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pušar (including: Pushkar , Pusar , Pushar , Pushcar , Puusaar , Pushlar , Puschkar , Puussaar , Pussar and Pushtar ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. The family name "Pusar " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Germany. "Pushcar " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Pushlar " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dolores Pušar, Dario Pušar, Dalibor Pušar, Marija Pušar, Elvis Pušar, Danijel Pušar, Ines Pušar, Milan Pušar, Viliam Pušar, Anita Pušar, Denis Pušar, Sanja Pušar, Dean Pušar, Anton Pušar, Lidia Pušar, Ivan Pušar, Vladimir Pušar, Viktor Pušar, Mate Pušar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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