Surname Čurić in modern Croatia

Čurić families are Croats and they are mostly from Vinkovci area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Gornji Vakuf area) and in Djakovo.

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Čurić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 34 cities and 34 other places, mostly in Djakovo (35), Zagreb (25), Nijemci in Vinkovci area (20), Strizivojna in Djakovo area (<10), and in Vinkovci (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čurić (including: Curic , Curich , Churich , Curicho , Curici , Curiche , Ciuric , Curych and Curick ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. "Curich " is used by some 100 people in Peru , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in South Africa. "Churich " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Jakov Čurić, Ivan Čurić, Zrinka Čurić, Goran Čurić, Jasminka Čurić, Mirko Čurić, Josip Čurić, Ivica Čurić, Verona Čurić, Emil Čurić, Iva Čurić, Antonio Čurić, Ljerka Čurić, Branka Čurić, Antun Čurić, Gordana Čurić, Ivana Čurić, Snježana Čurić, Perica Čurić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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