Surname Juraj in modern Croatia

Juraj families are Croats and they are mostly from Jastrebarsko area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Jastrebarsko area. In Donja Purgarija in Jastrebarsko area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Juraj.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Juraj live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Donja Purgarija in Jastrebarsko area (10), Maslenjaca in Daruvar area (<10), Samobor (<10), and in Pula (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Juraj (including: Juray , Yuray , Lyuray , Yuraj and Yurei ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Juraj " is used by some 2000 people in Slovakia , about 200 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in the United States. "Juray " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in the Netherlands , and small number of people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Miroslav Juraj, Viviana Juraj, Josip Juraj, Darije Juraj, Marijan Juraj, Suzana Juraj, Stjepan Juraj, Sandro Juraj, Mario Juraj, Sandra Juraj, Ivan Juraj, Dragutin Juraj, Sanja Juraj, Nada Juraj, Drago Juraj, Olga Juraj, Tomislav Juraj, Mira Juraj, Đurđica Juraj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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