Surname Curkić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Curkić families are Croats (from Zupanja area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zupanja area and in Vinkovci.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Curkić live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Posavski Podgajci in Zupanja area (10), Mirkovci (<10), Slavonski Brod (<5), and in Bosnjaci in Zupanja area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Curkić (including: Curkic , Curcic , Churchich and Churcich ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. "Curcic " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Churchich " is used by some 90 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivo Curkić, Josip Curkić, Danijel Curkić, Slavica Curkić, Josipa Curkić, Svjetlana Curkić, Katarina Curkić, Suzana Curkić, Iva Curkić, Renata Curkić, Dragica Curkić, Matija Curkić, Ana Curkić, Ivka Curkić, Mirjana Curkić, Mario Curkić, Robert Curkić, Dario Curkić, Slađana Curkić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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