In Croatia, Giurgevich families are generally Italians (from Novigrad ), rarely Croats (from Umag ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Umag and in Buje area.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Giurgevich live in Croatia today, in four households only. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Novigrad (<5), Umag (<5), and in Murine (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Giurgevich is present in five countries on two continents. The family name "Giurgevich " is used by some 100 people in Italy and small number in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.