Surname Gregorić in modern Croatia

Gregorić families are Croats and they are mostly from Nova Gradiska area. According to some sources they are from Metlike or Novog Mesta in Slovenia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Jastrebarsko. In Vlaškovec in Jastrebarsko every fourth inhabitant had the family name Gregorić.

Prevalence

About 470 people with faimily name Gregorić live in Croatia today, in 220 households. There were 640 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 30 cities and 56 other places, mostly in Zagreb (85), Orubica in Nova Gradiska area (40), Rijeka (30), Osijek (25), and in Samobor (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 11 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (4), Australia (2), the United States (2), Switzerland (1), Argentina (1), and to France (1).
Family name Gregorić (including: Gregorich , Gregoric , Gregoritsch and Gregorics ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Gregoric " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 70 in Austria , and some 70 people in Argentina. "Gregorich " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 100 in Austria , and small number of people in Argentina. "Gregoritsch " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Marina Gregorić, Anka Gregorić, Sandra Gregorić, Ivana Gregorić, Marija Gregorić, Pavel Gregorić, Neda Gregorić, Dragutin Gregorić, Stjepan Gregorić, Boris Gregorić, Zlatko Gregorić, Siniša Gregorić, Ana Gregorić, Kristijan Gregorić, Darko Gregorić, Goran Gregorić, Snježana Gregorić, Hrvoje Gregorić, Damir Gregorić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1714 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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