Surname Fric in modern Croatia

Fric families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and Zagreb. In Vrškovac in Ozalj every tenth inhabitant had the family name Fric.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Fric live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Cakovec (15), Zagreb (15), Vivodina (10), Strosinci in Zupanja area (10), and in Novo Selo Rok (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Fric (including: Fritz , Friz , Frich , Friez , Fricz , Frietz , Frithz , Frizz and Friec ) is present in 128 countries worldwide. "Fritz " is used by some 60000 people in the United States , about 50000 in Germany , and some 20000 people in Haiti. "Frizz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Friez " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in France , and small number of people in Egypt.

Characteristic first names

Dušanka Fric, Božidar Fric, Stjepan Fric, Leonardo Fric, Krunoslav Fric, Miljenko Fric, Vladimir Fric, Mario Fric, Kristina Fric, Marija Fric, Mirjana Fric, Renata Fric, Goran Fric, Dragutin Fric, Damir Fric, Dijana Fric, Valentina Fric, Danijel Fric, Jasminka Fric

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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