Surname Desić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Desić families are Croats (from Kutina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kutina and Sisak.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Desić live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Batina (10), Zagreb (<10), Velika Gorica (<10), Kutina (<10), and in Lipovljani in Novska area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Desić (including: Desich , Desic , Deshich , Desics and Deszyck ) is present in five countries on two continents. "Desich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Deshich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Deszyck " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Desić, Vedran Desić, Denis Desić, Tomica Desić, Ana Desić, Gabrijela Desić, Branko Desić, Anđa Desić, Nada Desić, Mihaela Desić, Igor Desić, Tihomir Desić, Milan Desić, Željko Desić, Božo Desić, Manuel Desić, Domagoj Desić, Renata Desić, Stevo Desić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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