Surname Firić in modern Croatia

Firić families are Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Djakovo area.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Firić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and four other places, mostly in Split (30), Klis in Solin area (10), Vuka in Djakovo area (10), Osijek (<10), and in Sinj (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Firić (including: Firic , Firich , Fürych , Firych , Führich , Fierick , Firici and Fyrych ) is present in 16 countries on two continents. The family name "Firic " is used by small number of people in Slovakia and small number in the United States. "Firich " is used by some 100 people in Ukraine , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Fierick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Maja Firić, Snježana Firić, Dragica Firić, Zvonko Firić, Josipa Firić, Ana Firić, Davor Firić, Vanja Firić, Žana Firić, Marija Firić, Dragan Firić, Božo Firić, Zlatka Firić, Stipica Firić, Jozo Firić, Adam Firić, Ivanka Firić, Robert Firić, Jagoda Firić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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