Surname Hrstić in modern Croatia

Hrstić families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from east Herzegovina , rarely Serbs and Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Ljubuski area) and in East Herzegovina (Trebinje area). In Grab in East Herzegovina every tenth inhabitant had the family name Hrstić.

Prevalence

About 300 people with faimily name Hrstić live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 25 cities and 26 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Split (55), Vrgorac (20), Makarska (20), and in Drasnice in Makarska area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hrstić (including: Hrstic , Hrstich , Herstich , Cherstich and Herstic ) is present in 15 countries on four continents. "Hrstich " is used by small number of people in New Zealand , small number in Australia , and small number of people in the United States. "Herstich " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Herstic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Marija Hrstić, Jozo Hrstić, Irena Hrstić, Darko Hrstić, Ana Hrstić, Nada Hrstić, Jagoda Hrstić, Sead Hrstić, Ivan Hrstić, Slavica Hrstić, Alvid Hrstić, Ante Hrstić, Sanja Hrstić, Igor Hrstić, Petar Hrstić, Zdenko Hrstić, Gordana Hrstić, Goran Hrstić, Milan Hrstić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1935 in source Faculty of Humanities University of Zagreb Alumni.

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