Surname Kurilj in modern Croatia

Kurilj families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Vrgorac , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vrgorac and Osijek. In Mijaca in Vrgorac every eighth inhabitant had the family name Kurilj.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Kurilj live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Orebic on the Peljesac peninsula (40), Makarska (35), Osijek (25), Zagreb (<10), and in Stilja (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (1) and Australia (1).
Family name Kurilj (including: Kurelli , Kurily , Kurelly , Kurili , Khureli , Kurilli , Kurely , Kurreli and Curilli ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. "Kurily " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kurili " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kurelli " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tonći Kurilj, Rozalija Kurilj, Ivan Kurilj, Zdravko Kurilj, Dominika Kurilj, Marijo Kurilj, Milan Kurilj, Živka Kurilj, Mate Kurilj, Božena Kurilj, Karmela Kurilj, Melita Kurilj, Milica Kurilj, Nikša Kurilj, Jozo Kurilj, Nebojša Kurilj, Juraj Kurilj, Marina Kurilj, Minja Kurilj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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