Surname Taraš in modern Croatia

Taraš families are Croats and they are mostly from Solin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Solin area. In Korušce in Solin area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Taraš.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Taraš live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Split (45), Solin (40), Zadar (35), Kastel Gomilica (15), and in Zagreb (10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and Germany (1).
Family name Taraš (including: Taras , Tarras , Tarash , Taraschi , Tarashi , Tharas , Tarass , Tarasch , Tarasz and Tharash ) is present in 59 countries worldwide. The family name "Taras " is used by some 3000 people in Poland , about 3000 in Ukraine , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Tharas " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Tharash " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dujo Taraš, Ivan Taraš, Inoslav Taraš, Kažimir Taraš, Jakov Taraš, Ivo Taraš, Mirjana Taraš, Ante Taraš, Igor Taraš, Dragomir Taraš, Davor Taraš, Sanja Taraš, Damir Taraš, Marijana Taraš, Mira Taraš, Hrvoje Taraš, Tamara Taraš, Ivanka Taraš, Tina Taraš

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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