Surname Gjurović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gjurović families are predominantly Croats (from Dubrovnik ), rarely Italians (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Gjurović live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Zagreb (<5), Mocici in Dubrovnik area (<5), Pula (<5), Dubrovnik (<5), and in Velika Barna (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gjurović (including: Gjurovic , Giurovich and Gjurovich ) is present in 12 countries worldwide. "Gjurovich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Gjurović, Marija Gjurović, Barbara Gjurović, Robert Gjurović, Miroslav Gjurović, Milvia Gjurović, Ivan Gjurović, Luko Gjurović, Anica Gjurović, Mile Gjurović, Kristina Gjurović, Zorka Gjurović, Ana Gjurović, Đorđe Gjurović, Lea Gjurović, Pero Gjurović, Nikola Gjurović, Antonija Gjurović, Niko Gjurović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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