Surname Tomše in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Tomše families are predominantly Croats (from Krizevci ), very rarely Slovenes (from Pula ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci and Pula.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Tomše live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Pula (<5), Krizevci (<5), Split (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Tomše (including: Tomse , Thomse , Thomschke , Tomsche and Tomshe ) is present in 9 countries on four continents. The family name "Tomse " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Tomshe " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Tomsche " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Zdenka Tomše, Jelka Tomše, Sandra Tomše, Slavica Tomše, Saša Tomše, Leonida Tomše, Maja Tomše, Smiljana Tomše, Tihomir Tomše, Ivanka Tomše, Alen Tomše, Željko Tomše, Peter Tomše, Dušan Tomše, Jože Tomše, Stjepan Tomše, Veljko Tomše, Silvo Tomše, Đurđica Tomše

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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