Surname Jajić in modern Croatia

Jajić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Trogir area , often Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Glina.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Jajić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 230 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Split (20), Zagreb (15), Solin (10), Bristivica in Trogir area (<10), and in Pozega (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (2) and the United States (2).
Family name Jajić (including: Jajic , Jajich , Jayich and Yajich ) is present in 12 countries worldwide. "Jajich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Jayich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Yajich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zrinka Jajić, Ivan Jajić, Darko Jajić, Jasna Jajić, Joško Jajić, Berislav Jajić, Danka Jajić, Anđelko Jajić, Miroslav Jajić, Tanja Jajić, Milko Jajić, Ivona Jajić, Petar Jajić, Vasiljka Jajić, Milka Jajić, Dragica Jajić, Milan Jajić, Seid Jajić, Alen Jajić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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