Surname Brešić in modern Croatia

Brešić families are Croats and they are mostly from western Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Livno area) and in Slavonski Brod.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Brešić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Slavonski Brod (15), Split (15), Zapresic (10), and in Pula (10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and Germany (1).
Family name Brešić (including: Bresic , Bresich , Brescic , Beresic , Bressick , Bresick and Bressic ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Bresic " is used by small number of people in Australia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Austria. "Bresich " is used by some 60 people in Italy , small number in Austria , and small number of people in the United States. "Bressic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vinko Brešić, Vesna Brešić, Renata Brešić, Jozo Brešić, Boris Brešić, Blanža Brešić, Katarina Brešić, Helena Brešić, Božo Brešić, Vjekoslav Brešić, Anton Brešić, Žan Brešić, Lidija Brešić, Jure Brešić, Ivica Brešić, Silvije Brešić, Karlo Brešić, Mira Brešić, Marija Brešić

Mentions in sources

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.

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