Keretić families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Varazdin area.
Prevalence
About 200 people with faimily name Keretić live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Varazdin (60), in Gornji Kneginec (45), Turcin (30) and Donji Kneginec (10) in Varazdin area, and in Zagreb (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Keretić is present in three countries.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1701 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.