Surname Jakšić in modern Croatia

Jakšić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Brac , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Karlovac. In Jakšinec in Donja Stubica area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Jakšić.

Prevalence

About 2700 people with faimily name Jakšić live in Croatia today, in 1300 households. There were 3100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 87 cities and 250 other places, mostly in Zagreb (500), Karlovac (175), Rijeka (120), Osijek (95), and in Split (90).

Outside Croatia

At least 54 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (21), the United States (10), Australia (8), France (5), Sweden (2), Canada (2), Austria (1), Spain (1), Chile (1), the United Kingdom (1), New Zealand (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Jakšić (including: Jaksic , Yaksic , Jaksich , Yaksich , Jacksic , Yakshich , Jacksich , Jaksick , Jacsic and Jaksics ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Jaksic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 60 in Canada , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Jaksich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Argentina , and small number of people in Canada. "Yaksic " is used by some 600 people in Bolivia , about 400 in Chile , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Jakšić, Branimir Jakšić, Planinka Jakšić, Ksenija Jakšić, Nikola Jakšić, Dražen Jakšić, Ozren Jakšić, Mirka Jakšić, Zrinko Jakšić, Tomislav Jakšić, Jerko Jakšić, Nataša Jakšić, Danko Jakšić, Bojan Jakšić, Smiljko Jakšić, Božidar Jakšić, Željko Jakšić, Želimir Jakšić, Maja Jakšić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned about one hundred times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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