Surname Kružić in modern Croatia

Kružić families are Croats and they are mostly from Bakar. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Karlovac.

Prevalence

About 360 people with faimily name Kružić live in Croatia today, in 160 households. There were 460 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 25 cities and 38 other places, mostly in Hreljin (60), Rijeka (40), Zlobin (35), Zadobarje (25), and in Zagreb (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 24 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (11), Australia (5), Germany (3), Canada (2), Austria (1), Argentina (1), and to New Zealand (1).
Family name Kružić (including: Kruzic , Kruzich , Kruzick , Kruzics , Kruzhnich and Kruzhich ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. The family name "Kruzic " is used by some 500 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Kruzich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Brazil , and small number of people in Canada. "Kruzick " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Dejan Kružić, Nevia Kružić, Tono Kružić, Dana Kružić, Zlatko Kružić, Vladimira Kružić, Željko Kružić, Tomo Kružić, Vesna Kružić, Petar Kružić, Gabrijela Kružić, Dražen Kružić, Franjo Kružić, Kristina Kružić, Željka Kružić, Ivan Kružić, Dženana Kružić, Vinko Kružić, Katarina Kružić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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