Surname Burić in modern Croatia

Burić families are Croats and they are mostly from Rovinj area. According to some sources they are from Ravno (Bosnia), or Montenegro. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Split. In Mirlović Zagora in Drnis area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Burić.

Prevalence

About 2700 people with faimily name Burić live in Croatia today, in 1100 households. There were 2200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 79 cities and 220 other places, mostly in Zagreb (385), Split (225), Kuterevo (100), Pula (95), and in Rijeka (85).

Outside Croatia

At least 34 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (15), Australia (5), Germany (4), Canada (3), Switzerland (3), Sweden (2), Austria (1), and to Belgium (1).
Family name Burić (including: Buric , Burich , Buriche , Burick , Burrick , Burych , Buricha , Buritsch , Buhrich and Burics ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. The family name "Buric " is used by some 1000 people in Czech Republic , about 800 in Romania , and some 700 people in the United States. "Burich " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 400 in Ukraine , and some 100 people in Russian Federation. "Buritsch " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dinko Burić, Danijela Burić, Ivana Burić, Helena Burić, Branka Burić, Vinka Burić, Ivan Burić, Željko Burić, Vjekoslav Burić, Marija Burić, Igor Burić, Robert Burić, Vladimir Burić, Zrinka Burić, Zoran Burić, Aldina Burić, Irena Burić, Franka Burić, Mirko Burić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over eighty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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