Surname Juretić in modern Croatia

Juretić families are Croats and they are mostly from Rijeka area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb. In Martinovo Selo in Rijeka area every second inhabitant had the family name Juretić.

Prevalence

About 950 people with faimily name Juretić live in Croatia today, in 440 households. There were 1100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 43 cities and 84 other places, mostly in Rijeka (180), Zagreb (110), Split (95), Jelenje in Rijeka area (45), and in Smrika (40).

Outside Croatia

At least 16 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (9), Germany (2), the United Kingdom (1), Australia (1), Canada (1), Norway (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Juretić (including: Juretic , Juretich , Yuretic and Yuretich ) is present in 17 countries worldwide. The family name "Juretic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 50 in Chile , and small number of people in Australia. "Juretich " is used by some 60 people in Argentina , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in New Zealand. "Yuretich " is used by some 60 people in the United States and small number in New Zealand.

Characteristic first names

Bernardica Juretić, Antonio Juretić, Marijan Juretić, Zvonimir Juretić, Ksenija Juretić, Davor Juretić, Jasminka Juretić, Emilja Juretić, Ante Juretić, Biserka Juretić, Radomir Juretić, Nenad Juretić, Nikola Juretić, Anita Juretić, Vlasta Juretić, Helga Juretić, Branko Juretić, Mirna Juretić, Hrvoje Juretić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1678 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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