In Croatia, Ilijašić families are almost entirely Croats (from Djakovo area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod and in Djakovo area.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Ilijašić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 6 other places, mostly in Staro Topolje in Djakovo area (10), Rijeka (<10), Oprisavci in Slavonski Brod area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Donji Andrijevci in Djakovo area (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: France (2), Canada (1), Germany (1), and to the United States (1). Family name Ilijašić is present in five countries on two continents. The family name "Ilijasic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Italy.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
