In Croatia, Butirić families are Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Srijem, Vojvodina.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Butirić live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and another small place , mostly in Trpanj on the Peljesac peninsula (10), Split (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Butirić (including: Butiric , Butirich ) is present in four countries on two continents. "Butirich " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.