Surname Andretić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Andretić families are almost entirely Croats (from Opatija ), very rarely Hungarians (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Andretić live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Icici (<10), Poljane (<10), Matulji in Opatija area (<5), and in Oric in Pazin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (3), the United States (1), and to France (1).
Family name Andretić (including: Andretich , Andretic ) is present in 6 countries on four continents. "Andretich " is used by some 400 people in Argentina and about 70 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tina Andretić, Nikša Andretić, Adrijano Andretić, Denis Andretić, Boris Andretić, Katarina Andretić, Tomislav Andretić, Ružica Andretić, Franjo Andretić, Edita Andretić, Dario Andretić, Andreja Andretić, Željka Andretić, Ivo Andretić, Željko Andretić, Bojan Andretić, Mario Andretić, Ivona Andretić, Dušanka Andretić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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