Bolješić families are Croats and they are mostly from Senj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Senj area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 160 people with faimily name Bolješić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 22 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Cacinci in Orahovica area (15), Bilje in Osijek area (15), Krizpolje in Senj area (<10), and in Osijek (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (1) and the United States (1). Family name Bolješić is present in 6 countries on three continents. The family name "Boljesic " is used by small number of people in Belgium and small number in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
