Surname Borić in modern Croatia

Borić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Senj area , rarely Serbs and Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Senj area. In Križ Kamenica in Senj area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Borić.

Prevalence

About 1500 people with faimily name Borić live in Croatia today, in 650 households. There were 1800 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 70 cities and 136 other places, mostly in Zagreb (295), Split (85), Sisak (85), Krizpolje in Senj area (60), and in Rijeka (50).

Outside Croatia

At least 44 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (11), the United States (6), Switzerland (5), Australia (5), Canada (4), Sweden (4), Austria (2), Chile (2), New Zealand (1), France (1), South Africa (1), Argentina (1), and to the United Kingdom (1).
Family name Borić (including: Boric , Borich , Boricha , Borici , Borick , Borics , Boryc , Borycz , Borych and Borrick ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. "Borich " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 100 in New Zealand , and some 80 people in Australia. "Borick " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Boricha " is used by some 800 people in Pakistan , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Poland.

Characteristic first names

Jasna Borić, Bruno Borić, Igor Borić, Vladko Borić, Vladimir Borić, Vesna Borić, Miljenko Borić, Edita Borić, Radojka Borić, Jakša Borić, Laris Borić, Neda Borić, Dinko Borić, Teo Borić, Tihomir Borić, Zlatko Borić, Zvonko Borić, Ozren Borić, Dubravka Borić

Mentions in sources

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

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