Surname Taras in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Taras families are Croats (from Krizevci area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Krizevci area. In Cirkvena in Krizevci area every fourtieth inhabitant had the family name Taras.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Taras live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Cirkvena in Krizevci area (<10), Bjelovar (<10), Karlovac (<5), and in Koprivnica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Taras (including: Tarras , Tarash , Tharas , Tarass , Tarrash , Tarasz , Tarrass and Thymaras ) is present in 55 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. "Tarras " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 100 people in Belgium.

Characteristic first names

Beno Taras, Dražen Taras, Senka Taras, Anica Taras, Tea Taras, Mario Taras, Gordana Taras, Goran Taras, Marija Taras, Borna Taras, Dubravko Taras, Damir Taras, Tatjana Taras, Dino Taras, Božica Taras, Ivica Taras, Ivan Taras, Olga Taras, Kata Taras

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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