Surname Vrbas in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vrbas families are Croats (from Virovitica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica and in Virovitica area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Vrbas live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 7 other places, mostly in Cabuna in Virovitica area (<10), Klupci in Krapina area (<5), Sirac in Daruvar area (<5), Osijek (<5), and in Daruvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Vrbas (including: Verbaas , Verbas , Wrbas , Verbash and Verbass ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Vrbas " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Germany. "Verbass " is used by few people in the United States. "Verbash " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marija Vrbas, Danijel Vrbas, Jasna Vrbas, Dragutin Vrbas, Adrian Vrbas, Natalija Vrbas, Franjo Vrbas, Josip Vrbas, Zdenko Vrbas, Zdravko Vrbas, Zvonko Vrbas, Mirjana Vrbas, Katarina Vrbas, Ana Vrbas, Tomo Vrbas, Jelka Vrbas, Nikola Vrbas, Lidija Vrbas, Ema Vrbas

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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