Surname Jurlina in modern Croatia

Jurlina families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Pasman. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on the Island of Pasman. In Bukvik in Orahovica area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Jurlina.

Prevalence

About 670 people with faimily name Jurlina live in Croatia today, in 290 households. There were 530 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 27 cities and 35 other places, mostly in Brisevo in Zadar area (85), Zagreb (80), Seline on the Island of Pasman (70), Poljica (55), and in Bukvik in Orahovica area (50).

Outside Croatia

At least 11 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (5), Germany (2), the United States (1), Austria (1), Finland (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Jurlina (including: Yurlina , Iurlina ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Jurlina " is used by some 80 people in the United States , small number in New Zealand , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Hrvoje Jurlina, Martin Jurlina, Margareta Jurlina, Darko Jurlina, Bernardo Jurlina, Željko Jurlina, Tomo Jurlina, Ivan Jurlina, Robert Jurlina, Branko Jurlina, Dalibor Jurlina, Tomislav Jurlina, Vesna Jurlina, Davor Jurlina, Rade Jurlina, Kristina Jurlina, Šime Jurlina, Ivica Jurlina, Miroslav Jurlina

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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