Surname Barišić in modern Croatia

Barišić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Opuzen area. According to some sources they are from Omis, very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Bosanian Posavina (Derventa area). In Galečić in Western Bosnia every third inhabitant had the family name Barišić.

Prevalence

About 6000 people with faimily name Barišić live in Croatia today, in 2400 households. There were 2000 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 97 cities and 399 other places, mostly in Zagreb (1290), Slavonski Brod (320), Split (270), Osijek (220), and in Solin (200).

Outside Croatia

At least 74 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (30), Austria (14), the United States (9), Switzerland (9), Australia (5), France (2), Canada (1), Norway (1), the United Kingdom (1), Sweden (1), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Barišić (including: Barisic , Barisich , Barisici , Barisych , Barishic , Barishich and Barissich ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Barisic " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 700 in France , and some 500 people in the United States. "Barisich " is used by some 50 people in the United States , small number in Chile , and small number of people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Mirko Barišić, Zoran Barišić, Dubravko Barišić, Pavo Barišić, Stjepan Barišić, Zdravko Barišić, Ivica Barišić, Siniša Barišić, Dražen Barišić, Gabrijel Barišić, Ante Barišić, Karmela Barišić, Ines Barišić, Miroslav Barišić, Bojan Barišić, Mario Barišić, Ingeborg Barišić, Igor Barišić, Boško Barišić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1678 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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