Surname Trost in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Trost live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Knezevi Vinogradi in Beli Manastir area (<5), Zagreb (<5), Kotlina in Beli Manastir area (<5), and in Stubicke Toplice in Oroslavje area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Trost (including: Troost , Trosset , Troszt , Trosst and Trossett ) is present in 53 countries worldwide. The family name "Trost " is used by some 9000 people in Germany , about 7000 in the United States , and some 700 people in Austria. "Trosst " is used by few people in the United States. "Troost " is used by some 4000 people in the Netherlands , about 700 in the United States , and some 600 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Ferenc Trost, Andreas Trost, Andrej Trost, Adina Trost, Olivija Trost, Dezider Trost, Ištvan Trost, Ilona Trost, Janoš Trost, Biserka Trost, Jasminka Trost, Marija Trost, Šandor Trost, Verica Trost, Martin Trost, Zoe Trost, Noa Trost, Irena Trost, Fuma Trost

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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