Surname Garašić in modern Croatia

Garašić families are Croats and they are mostly from Samobor. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Garašić live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 230 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Sveti Martin Pod Okicem (45), Samobor (30), Falascak (20), and in Dugo Selo (10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), Switzerland (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Garašić (including: Garasic , Garasich and Garasciuc ) is present in 7 countries on three continents. The family name "Garasic " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Spain. "Garasich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Garašić, Ivica Garašić, Jasnica Garašić, Diana Garašić, Zlatko Garašić, Vesnica Garašić, Franjo Garašić, Stanko Garašić, Suzana Garašić, Luka Garašić, Darko Garašić, Davor Garašić, Sanja Garašić, Stjepan Garašić, Dragutin Garašić, Aleksandra Garašić, Goran Garašić, Marko Garašić, Marijana Garašić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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