Surname Doričić in modern Croatia

Doričić families are Croats and they are mostly from Opatija area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Opatija area. In Žejane in Opatija area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Doričić.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Doričić live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are only located in in 9 Croatian cities and 21 other places, mostly in Rijeka (50), in Zejane (25), Matulji (10) and Vele Mune (10) in Opatija area, and in Kastav (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least 13 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (5), France (3), Canada (3), the United States (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Doričić (including: Doricic , Doricich ) is present in 8 countries on four continents. "Doricich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Doričić, Berislav Doričić, Sanjin Doričić, Samanta Doričić, Zoran Doričić, Aleksandar Doričić, Damir Doričić, Diana Doričić, Nataša Doričić, Mauro Doričić, Sebastian Doričić, Aster Doričić, Valentina Doričić, Goran Doričić, Melita Doričić, Igor Doričić, Gordana Doričić, Robert Doričić, Judy Doričić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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