Surname Hrustić in modern Croatia

Hrustić families can be both Croats from Zagreb area (Kasina, Planina) and Bosniaks from Bosnian Krajina , rarely Roms. According to some sources the family name originates from Tuzla (Kreka, Bukinje). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Bosnian Krajina (Prijedor area). In Beširevići in Podrinje (Bosnia) every second inhabitant had the family name Hrustić.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Hrustić live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Zagreb (135), Sesvete (35), Rajevo Selo in Zupanja area (10), Rijeka (10), and in Opatija (10).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: France (2), Germany (1), Sweden (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Hrustić (including: Hrustic , Hrustich and Chrustic ) is present in 20 countries on four continents. The family name "Hrustic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 90 in France , and some 80 people in Sweden. "Hrustich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Chrustic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mario Hrustić, Ivan Hrustić, Katarina Hrustić, Kemal Hrustić, Zoran Hrustić, Elvis Hrustić, Hatidža Hrustić, Sead Hrustić, Renata Hrustić, Amir Hrustić, Salih Hrustić, Šaha Hrustić, Robert Hrustić, Neven Hrustić, Vehbija Hrustić, Muharem Hrustić, Mirsada Hrustić, Erina Hrustić, Franjo Hrustić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1769 in source 18th Century Census.

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