Surname Krajačić in modern Croatia

Krajačić families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Mursko Sredisce area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Karlovac. In Hum Zabočki in Zabok every fourth inhabitant had the family name Krajačić.

Prevalence

About 1000 people with faimily name Krajačić live in Croatia today, in 450 households. There were 1300 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 47 cities and 100 other places, mostly in Zagreb (250), Karlovac (55), Hum Zabocki (45), Lug Zabocki (35), and in Krajacici in Pleternica area (30).

Outside Croatia

At least 26 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (13), Australia (6), the United States (4), Switzerland (2), and to France (1).
Family name Krajačić (including: Krajacic , Krajacich , Krayacich , Krayachich and Kraiacich ) is present in 16 countries on four continents. The family name "Krajacic " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 60 in Australia , and some 60 people in Germany. "Krajacich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Kraiacich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Krajačić, Srećko Krajačić, Nikola Krajačić, Jasmina Krajačić, Ivan Krajačić, Gordan Krajačić, Zdravko Krajačić, Marijana Krajačić, Željko Krajačić, Mladen Krajačić, Nevenko Krajačić, Alen Krajačić, Martina Krajačić, Nataša Krajačić, Tomislav Krajačić, Linda Krajačić, Josip Krajačić, Aleksandar Krajačić, Marijan Krajačić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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