Surname Pus in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pus families are Croats (from Pozega area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega area and in Pozega.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Pus live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), in Tekic (10), Bertelovci (<5) and Jaksic (<5) in Pozega area, and in Pozega (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pus (including: Pusz , Push , Pues , Puss , Pucz , Puus and Puess ) is present in 71 countries worldwide. "Pues " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Belgium. "Puess " is used by few people in the United States. "Pusz " is used by some 2000 people in Poland , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Igor Pus, Andrea Pus, Ružica Pus, Valentina Pus, Monika Pus, Jasna Pus, Sanela Pus, Ivan Pus, Đuro Pus, Marija Pus, Mara Pus, Mario Pus, Damir Pus, Katica Pus, Slavko Pus, Antun Pus, Irma Pus, Ana Pus, Magdalena Pus

Mentions in sources

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

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