Surname Kešic in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Kešic live in Croatia today, in 10 households.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Jastrebarsko (10), Klinca Sela in Jastrebarsko area (<10), Durlinci (<5), and in Pozega (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kešic (including: Kesic , Cesic , Kesich , Keesic , Chessic , Keshich , Cessich , Keschitz and Kessic ) is present in 29 countries on four continents. The family name "Kesic " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 400 in Germany , and some 300 people in France. "Kessic " is used by few people in the United States. "Kesich " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Božidar Kešic, Marijana Kešic, Jasenka Kešic, Stjepan Kešic, Josip Kešic, Tomica Kešic, Željko Kešic, Zlatko Kešic, Ivica Kešic, Tomislav Kešic, Dragutin Kešic, Anđelka Kešic, Mirjana Kešic, Ankica Kešic, Zdenko Kešic, Marija Kešic, Milka Kešic, Slavica Kešic, Mihael Kešic

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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