Surname Krečić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Krečić families are Croats (from Petrinja ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina and Zagreb. In Slana in Petrinja every sixtieth inhabitant had the family name Krečić.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Krečić live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Slana (<10), Zagreb (<5), Donja Bistra in Oroslavje area (<5), Jablanovec (<5), and in Petrinja (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Krečić (including: Krecic , Kretschel , Krecich , Kretschi and Kretschy ) is present in 13 countries on three continents. The family name "Krecic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Italy.

Characteristic first names

Marčelo Krečić, Danijela Krečić, Štefica Krečić, Pavao Krečić, Ivanka Krečić, Sanja Krečić, Ivica Krečić, Kristijan Krečić, Joso Krečić, Blaženka Krečić, Zrinka Krečić, Tomislav Krečić, Vera Krečić, Mijo Krečić, Jelica Krečić, Stjepan Krečić, Josip Krečić, Katarina Krečić, Katica Krečić

Mentions in sources

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

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