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Surname Držajić in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Držajić families are generally Croats (from Beli Manastir area ), rarely Slovaks (from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Garesnica.
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Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Držajić live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Darda in Osijek area (<5), Zagreb (<5), Osijek (<5), Vukovar (<5), and in Uljanicki Brijeg (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Držajić (including: Drzajic , Drzayich ) is present in three countries on two continents. "Drzayich " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Stjepan Držajić,
Damir Držajić,
Ružica Držajić,
Lojzika Držajić,
Robert Držajić,
Josip Držajić,
Andrija Držajić,
Aleksandra Držajić,
Josipa Držajić,
Antonija Držajić,
Dragica Držajić,
Dragutin Držajić,
Eva Držajić,
Franjo Držajić,
Gjuro Držajić,
Ignac Držajić,
Igor Držajić,
Ivan Držajić,
Jaga Držajić