Surname Grgurić in modern Croatia

Grgurić families are Croats and they are mostly from Delnice area. According to some sources they are from Bakovca Kosinjskog near Plitvica. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka. In Bakovac Kosinjski in Gospic area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Grgurić.

Prevalence

About 2100 people with faimily name Grgurić live in Croatia today, in 930 households. There were 2300 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 76 cities and 215 other places, mostly in Zagreb (365), Rijeka (165), Duga Resa (65), Skrad in Delnice area (65), and in Ogulin (55).

Outside Croatia

At least 65 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (23), Germany (12), France (12), Australia (6), Austria (4), Brazil (3), Canada (2), Switzerland (2), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Grgurić (including: Grguric , Grgurich , Gergurich and Gerguric ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. The family name "Grguric " is used by some 200 people in Canada , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in France. "Grgurich " is used by some 400 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Canada. "Gergurich " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Dražen Grgurić, Davor Grgurić, Sandra Grgurić, Marija Grgurić, Božo Grgurić, Anton Grgurić, Darinka Grgurić, Franjo Grgurić, Zinko Grgurić, Diana Grgurić, Katarina Grgurić, Srećko Grgurić, Miroslav Grgurić, Barbara Grgurić, Josip Grgurić, Siniša Grgurić, Jurica Grgurić, Danijel Grgurić, Lovorka Grgurić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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