Surname Krstić in modern Croatia

Krstić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area. According to some sources they orginate from the Island of Brac, also Serbs, very rarely Montenegrins. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 800 people with faimily name Krstić live in Croatia today, in 360 households. There were 580 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 49 cities and 70 other places, mostly in Zagreb (135), Zadar (125), Osijek (65), Split (55), and in Vojnic Sinjski in Sinj area (45).

Outside Croatia

At least 34 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (11), the United States (10), Austria (8), Australia (3), France (1), and to the United Kingdom (1).
Family name Krstić (including: Krstic , Krstich , Cherstich , Kerstich , Krsdtic and Krstitsch ) is present in 54 countries worldwide. The family name "Krstic " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 300 in Germany , and some 100 people in Angola. "Krstich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Australia. "Krsdtic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jadranka Krstić, Šime Krstić, Orjana Krstić, Ante Krstić, Dragica Krstić, Božidar Krstić, Darko Krstić, Nenad Krstić, Kosta Krstić, Eliana Krstić, Mirko Krstić, Slaven Krstić, Mario Krstić, Ana Krstić, Tihomir Krstić, Marina Krstić, Krunoslav Krstić, Vladimir Krstić, Jelena Krstić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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