Surname Dorić in modern Croatia

Dorić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Virovitica area , rarely Bosniaks (Tuzla Region, Bosnia), and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Zagreb. In Seona in Tuzla Region (Bosnia) every third inhabitant had the family name Dorić.

Prevalence

About 830 people with faimily name Dorić live in Croatia today, in 370 households. There were 870 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 51 cities and 85 other places, mostly in Zagreb (105), Split (65), Osijek (40), Vocin in Slatina area (35), and in Djakovo (35).

Outside Croatia

At least 30 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: France (9), Germany (6), Austria (5), Australia (3), the United States (3), Canada (2), and to Switzerland (2).
Family name Dorić (including: Doric , Dorich , Dorici , Dorrick , Dorick , Dorics , Dhoric , Doerich , Dorichi and Dorrich ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. "Dorich " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 200 in Peru , and some 50 people in Ukraine. "Dorick " is used by some 60 people in the United States and small number in Indonesia. "Dorics " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Dorić, Dražen Dorić, Miljenko Dorić, Anka Dorić, Vlado Dorić, Robert Dorić, Vicko Dorić, Nevenko Dorić, Ivan Dorić, Krešimir Dorić, Mato Dorić, Joško Dorić, Igor Dorić, Damir Dorić, Miroslav Dorić, Marija Dorić, Amalija Dorić, Andrea Dorić, Vjekoslav Dorić

Mentions in sources

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

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