Surname Andrić in modern Croatia

Andrić families are usually Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Tuzla Region, Bosnia (Tuzla area) and in Middle Bosnia (Kakanj area). In Adže in Middle Bosnia every fourth inhabitant had the family name Andrić.

Prevalence

About 2200 people with faimily name Andrić live in Croatia today, in 940 households. There were 870 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 86 cities and 257 other places, mostly in Zagreb (380), Slavonski Brod (110), Osijek (105), Split (80), and in Djakovo (75).

Outside Croatia

At least 44 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (19), Switzerland (6), the United States (4), Canada (3), Australia (3), France (3), Austria (3), the United Kingdom (2), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Andrić (including: Andrich , Andric , Andrick , Andrici , Andritsch , Andrichuk , Andricci , Andrichak , Andriec and Andrietsch ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. The family name "Andric " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 400 in Germany , and some 100 people in Afghanistan. "Andrich " is used by some 600 people in Germany , about 600 in the United States , and some 500 people in Argentina. "Andritsch " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Austria , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Jerolim Andrić, Zorica Andrić, Ante Andrić, Milivoj Andrić, Vukašin Andrić, Branka Andrić, Maja Andrić, Miroslav Andrić, Stanko Andrić, Adriana Andrić, Krunoslav Andrić, Aleksandar Andrić, Pavo Andrić, Dražen Andrić, Davor Andrić, Zlatko Andrić, Ognjen Andrić, Drago Andrić, Jozo Andrić

Mentions in sources

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

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