Surname Colarić in modern Croatia

Colarić families are Croats and they are mostly from Ozalj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Samobor. In Gornja Vas in Samobor every fourth inhabitant had the family name Colarić.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Colarić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Vinkovci (20), Luka (15), Restovo in Ozalj area (10), and in Zapresic (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and Austria (1).
Family name Colarić (including: Colaric , Colarich and Colaricci ) is present in 11 countries worldwide. The family name "Colaric " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Ghana. "Colarich " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Venezuela , and small number of people in Italy. "Colaricci " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Colarić, Goran Colarić, Nikola Colarić, Davor Colarić, Igor Colarić, Dario Colarić, Ivona Colarić, Adela Colarić, Mirsada Colarić, Mario Colarić, Josip Colarić, Dragica Colarić, Boris Colarić, Josipa Colarić, Tomislav Colarić, Miroslav Colarić, Marko Colarić, Mladen Colarić, Marija Colarić

Mentions in sources

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

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