Surname Kurilić in modern Croatia

Kurilić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Pag , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Pag and on the Island of Pag.

Prevalence

About 240 people with faimily name Kurilić live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Metajna on the Island of Pag (75), Rijeka (70), Pag on the Island of Pag (40), Zagreb (20), and in Zadar (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (8), Germany (1), Australia (1), France (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Kurilić (including: Kurilic , Kurilich , Kurelic , Kurilych , Kurelich and Curelich ) is present in 16 countries on three continents. The family name "Kurilic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Australia. "Kurilich " is used by some 90 people in the United States and small number in Ukraine. "Kurelic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Italy , and small number of people in Switzerland.

Characteristic first names

Diana Kurilić, Anamarija Kurilić, Josip Kurilić, Vaso Kurilić, Ivica Kurilić, Sanja Kurilić, Zvonko Kurilić, Irena Kurilić, Leo Kurilić, Boris Kurilić, Marijan Kurilić, Zdravka Kurilić, Dumica Kurilić, Ana Kurilić, Edina Kurilić, Igor Kurilić, Jelica Kurilić, Đurica Kurilić, Ljubomir Kurilić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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