Surname Klešić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Klešić families are almost entirely Croats (from Virovitica area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Srijem, Vojvodina.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Klešić live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located and 7 other Croatian places, mostly in Karlovac (10), Virovitica (<10), Osijek (<10), Koritinja (<10), and in Visnjevac (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (3), Australia (2), and to Germany (1).
Family name Klešić (including: Klesic , Klesick , Kleschick , Kleshick , Klescich and Kleshic ) is present in 9 countries on four continents. The family name "Klesic " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Brazil. "Kleshic " is used by few people in the United States. "Klesick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Klešić, Ana Klešić, Slavica Klešić, Katica Klešić, Josip Klešić, Franjo Klešić, Matija Klešić, Ivan Klešić, Stjepan Klešić, Vladimir Klešić, Sanja Klešić, Martina Klešić, Biserka Klešić, Ružica Klešić, Marijana Klešić, Dejan Klešić, Tomislav Klešić, Matej Klešić, Davorka Klešić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1769 in source 18th Century Census.

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