Surname Jurečić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Jurečić families are Croats (from Zapresic area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zapresic area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Jurečić live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only five Croatian places: in Petrinja (<5), Zagreb (<5), in Gornji Laduc (<5) and Senkovec (<5) in Zapresic area, and in Gdinj on the Island of Hvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jurečić is present in four countries on three continents. The family name "Jurecic " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Denis Jurečić, Damir Jurečić, Darija Jurečić, Igor Jurečić, Lidija Jurečić, Roland Jurečić, Jelena Jurečić, Cvijeta Jurečić, Slavko Jurečić, Vladimir Jurečić, Ivanka Jurečić, Ludvik Jurečić, Vesna Jurečić, Sandra Jurečić, Kristijan Jurečić, Kristina Jurečić, Stanko Jurečić, Kata Jurečić, Milka Jurečić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1669 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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