Surname Tamaš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Tamaš families are Croats by relative majority (from Beli Manastir area ), equally Hungarians (from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek area and in Beli Manastir area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Tamaš live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and 8 other places, mostly in Lug in Osijek area (<10), Knezevi Vinogradi in Beli Manastir area (<10), Slatina (<10), and in Grabovac (<5) and Topolje (<5) in Beli Manastir area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Tamaš (including: Tamás , Tamas , Thamas , Tamash , Tamasha , Tammas , Tamashi , Thamash , Tamhas and Thamass ) is present in 73 countries worldwide. The family name "Tamas " is used by some 6000 people in Hungary , about 5000 in Romania , and some 900 people in the United States. "Thamas " is used by some 100 people in Haiti , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Malaysia. "Tahmas " is used by some 100 people in Afghanistan , about 80 in the United States , and some 80 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Jožef Tamaš, Andrea Tamaš, Benjamin Tamaš, Janoš Tamaš, Sanja Tamaš, Marijana Tamaš, Julijan Tamaš, Aleksandar Tamaš, Ela Tamaš, Geza Tamaš, Kristina Tamaš, Davorin Tamaš, Karlo Tamaš, Jelena Tamaš, Ruža Tamaš, Josip Tamaš, Ester Tamaš, Gizela Tamaš, Irma Tamaš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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