Surname Buršić in modern Croatia

Buršić families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Labin area , rarely Italians (from Umag ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Labin area. In Čabrunići in Labin area every second inhabitant had the family name Buršić.

Prevalence

About 640 people with faimily name Buršić live in Croatia today, in 260 households. There were 620 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 59 other places, mostly in Pula (200), Rovinj (40), Krnica in Pula area (35), Cabrunici in Labin area (35), and in Vodnjan in Pula area (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 24 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Canada (4), Germany (4), the United States (4), Australia (4), Sweden (3), Argentina (3), France (1), and to the Netherlands (1).
Family name Buršić (including: Bursic , Bursich , Bursick , Burshnick , Burshnic and Burshich ) 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

Marino Buršić, Slobodan Buršić, Alen Buršić, Dalibor Buršić, Dino Buršić, Duško Buršić, Irena Buršić, Goran Buršić, Darko Buršić, Kristian Buršić, Ljubomir Buršić, Lorena Buršić, Đordano Buršić, Davor Buršić, Anton Buršić, Daniela Buršić, Mladen Buršić, Dejan Buršić, Josip Buršić

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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