Surname Bursić in modern Croatia

Bursić families are Croats and they are mostly from Duga Resa area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Duga Resa area and in Karlovac. In Maletići in Duga Resa area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Bursić.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Bursić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 230 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Karlovac (20), Zagreb (15), Maletici in Duga Resa area (15), Duga Resa (10), and in Zupanja (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bursić (including: Bursic , Bursich , Bursick and Burczyc ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Bursic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 90 in Australia , and some 80 people in Chile. "Bursich " is used by some 70 people in the United States , about 60 in Argentina , and some 60 people in Italy. "Bursick " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mijo Bursić, Zdravka Bursić, Tomislav Bursić, Dejan Bursić, Tihomir Bursić, Damir Bursić, Josip Bursić, Alica Bursić, Vladimir Bursić, Ružica Bursić, Danijel Bursić, Biserka Bursić, Jasna Bursić, Melita Bursić, Ines Bursić, Davor Bursić, Ante Bursić, Miljenko Bursić, Božidar Bursić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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