Surname Jurac in modern Croatia

Jurac families are Croats and they are mostly from Zadar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar area and in Zadar.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Jurac live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and two other places, mostly in Privlaka in Zadar area (45), Rijeka (15), Split (<10), Zadar (<10), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jurac (including: Jurach , Yurach , Juraz , Jueraz , Yurazh and Juracz ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Jurac " is used by some 100 people in Moldova , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Juraz " is used by few people in the United States. "Juracz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Jurac, Miro Jurac, Ivica Jurac, Vedran Jurac, Ines Jurac, Vlatka Jurac, Mirjana Jurac, Dragica Jurac, Nikola Jurac, Marijana Jurac, Nevena Jurac, Danijela Jurac, Danijel Jurac, Walter Jurac, Goran Jurac, Danica Jurac, Dubravka Jurac, Tajana Jurac, Sandra Jurac

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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