Surname Kuric in modern Croatia

Kuric families are mainly Slovaks and they are mostly from Djakovo area , but often Croats (from Orahovica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice and in Djakovo area.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Kuric live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 9 other places, mostly in Breznica Nasicka in Nasice area (35), Osijek (30), Jelisavac (20), Nasice (15), and in Zokov Gaj in Orahovica area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kuric (including: Curic , Kuritz , Kurich , Kurichh , Kurych , Khurich , Kuricch , Kuriz and Kuricz ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. The family name "Kuric " is used by some 400 people in Slovakia , about 300 in Germany , and some 200 people in the United States. "Kuritz " is used by some 300 people in the United States and small number in Israel. "Kuricz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Danko Kuric, Josip Kuric, Vlado Kuric, Dragica Kuric, Zlatko Kuric, Mario Kuric, Mihael Kuric, Kristijan Kuric, Zdravko Kuric, Kata Kuric, Jadranka Kuric, Petar Kuric, Damir Kuric, Ivan Kuric, Katarina Kuric, Dario Kuric, Andrija Kuric, Darko Kuric, Zvonko Kuric

Mentions in sources

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

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