Surname Žurić in modern Croatia

Žurić families are Croats and they are mostly from Drnis area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Drnis and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 230 people with faimily name Žurić live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Split (55), Zagreb (50), Sibenik (30), Apsevci in Vinkovci area (<10), and in Pakovo Selo (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Žurić (including: Zuric , Zurich , Zuhric and Zurick ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Zuric " is used by some 60 people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia. "Zurich " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 500 in South Africa , and some 400 people in Switzerland. "Zuhric " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Ratko Žurić, Duško Žurić, Ivica Žurić, Goran Žurić, Sem Žurić, Mario Žurić, Marijan Žurić, Damir Žurić, Zdenka Žurić, Jelena Žurić, Stjepan Žurić, Marija Žurić, Gorana Žurić, Alen Žurić, Marijela Žurić, Višnja Žurić, Roberta Žurić, Ante Žurić, Marijana Žurić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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