Surname Žorić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Žorić families are generally Croats (from the Island of Krk ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac and Metkovic.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Žorić live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties and another small place , mostly in Zadar (15), Korlat (<10), Punat on the Island of Krk (<10), Metkovic (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Žorić (including: Zorich , Zoric , Zorick , Zorici and Zorych ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. The family name "Zoric " is used by some 200 people in Germany , some 200 people in the United States , and some 90 people in Canada. "Zorich " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 400 in Russian Federation , and some 300 people in Ukraine. "Zorick " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Šime Žorić, Hrvoje Žorić, Iva Žorić, Natali Žorić, Ante Žorić, Sanja Žorić, Voislav Žorić, Marko Žorić, Stanko Žorić, Ljiljana Žorić, Valter Žorić, Goran Žorić, Vesna Žorić, Dean Žorić, Stipe Žorić, Grozdana Žorić, Luka Žorić, Ika Žorić, Nikola Žorić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over sixty times, the first time 1606 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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