Surname Jugović in modern Croatia

Jugović families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Gospic area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Gospic area. In Hrastje Plešivičko in Jastrebarsko every third inhabitant had the family name Jugović.

Prevalence

About 830 people with faimily name Jugović live in Croatia today, in 360 households. There were 990 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 54 cities and 92 other places, mostly in Zagreb (165), Rijeka (45), Donji Kosinj in Gospic area (35), Split (25), and in Tanac in Novska area (25).

Outside Croatia

At least 20 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (6), the United States (5), Australia (3), Switzerland (2), France (1), the Netherlands (1), Canada (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Jugović (including: Jugovic , Jugovich , Yugovich , Yugovic , Iugovich , Jugowiec , Jugowicz and Jugovics ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. The family name "Jugovic " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 90 in the United States , and small number of people in Austria. "Jugovich " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Yugovich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 90 in Paraguay , and small number of people in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Davor Jugović, Alen Jugović, Domagoj Jugović, Patrik Jugović, Stjepan Jugović, Zdravko Jugović, Nikola Jugović, Darko Jugović, Silvijo Jugović, Oleg Jugović, Vencislav Jugović, Denis Jugović, Ivan Jugović, Aleksandar Jugović, Snježana Jugović, Nevenko Jugović, Željko Jugović, Marina Jugović, Dražen Jugović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1736 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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