Surname Jurišević in modern Croatia

Jurišević families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Umag. According to some sources they are from Slovenia, rarely Italians (also from Umag ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Umag and in Slovenia. In Materada in Umag every fourth inhabitant had the family name Jurišević.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Jurišević live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Rijeka (20), Juricani (20), Umag (15), Babici (15), and in Porec (15).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (1), the United States (1), Germany (1), Chile (1), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Jurišević (including: Iurissevich , Yurishevich , Jurisevic , Yurisevic , Jurissevich and Yurissevic ) is present in 10 countries on four continents. "Yurisevic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Yurissevic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Blaženka Jurišević, Robert Jurišević, Josip Jurišević, Rozana Jurišević, Marijan Jurišević, Drago Jurišević, Diego Jurišević, Adrijano Jurišević, Anamarija Jurišević, Anica Jurišević, Milko Jurišević, Ivana Jurišević, Cvijetko Jurišević, Dubravka Jurišević, Ines Jurišević, Suzana Jurišević, Sadeta Jurišević, Elvis Jurišević, Dejan Jurišević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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