Surname Carić in modern Croatia

Carić families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Hvar , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and on the Island of Hvar. In Svirče on the Island of Hvar every third inhabitant had the family name Carić.

Prevalence

About 620 people with faimily name Carić live in Croatia today, in 290 households. There were 870 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 39 cities and 59 other places, mostly in Svirce on the Island of Hvar (120), Zagreb (85), Split (45), and in Stari Grad (45) and Hvar (35) on the Island of Hvar.

Outside Croatia

At least 13 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (8), Australia (2), France (1), Germany (1), and to Peru (1).
Family name Carić (including: Caric , Carrick , Carich , Zaric , Carric , Charic , Carriche , Carick , Charick and Carrichi ) is present in 69 countries worldwide. The family name "Caric " is used by some 400 people in Argentina , about 400 in Germany , and some 300 people in the United States. "Carich " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Argentina , and small number of people in Canada. "Zaric " is used by some 200 people in Iraq , about 100 in Germany , and some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Lucijan Carić, Tonči Carić, Marin Carić, Dejana Carić, Ante Carić, Marko Carić, Antun Carić, Jurica Carić, Ambroz Carić, Milan Carić, Tomislav Carić, Mate Carić, Silvana Carić, Hrvoje Carić, Nenad Carić, Andrija Carić, Marijo Carić, Danijela Carić, Toni Carić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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