Surname Jurašić in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Jurašić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 270 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Ogulin (50), Zagreb (40), Kozljak in Labin area (15), Rijeka (<10), and in Hrasce Turopoljsko (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (4), Austria (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Jurašić (including: Jurasic , Jurasich , Jurassich , Jurassic , Yurasich , Iurassich , Yurasic and Iurasich ) is present in 13 countries on four continents. The family name "Jurasic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number in Germany. "Jurasich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Iurasich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jasmina Jurašić, Mario Jurašić, Vladimir Jurašić, Dragutin Jurašić, Tomislav Jurašić, Josip Jurašić, Saša Jurašić, Marijo Jurašić, Robert Jurašić, Tamara Jurašić, Ivanka Jurašić, Igor Jurašić, Špela Jurašić, Jasna Jurašić, Alenka Jurašić, Draško Jurašić, Ivan Jurašić, Željko Jurašić, Milkica Jurašić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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