Surname Gjurjan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gjurjan families are Croats (from Dubrovnik area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Gjurjan live in Croatia today, in three households only.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Trnova in Dubrovnik area (<5) and Dubrovnik (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gjurjan (including: Gyurján , Gyurjan and Gyuryan ) is present in 7 countries on three continents. "Gyurjan " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Gyurján " is used by some 200 people in Hungary , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Pavo Gjurjan, Marija Gjurjan, Ivo Gjurjan, Stjepan Gjurjan, Božo Gjurjan, Tomislava Gjurjan, Klare Gjurjan, Andro Gjurjan, Ivan Gjurjan, Jele Gjurjan, Kate Gjurjan, Mare Gjurjan, Stijepo Gjurjan

Mentions in sources

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

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