Surname Kurić in modern Croatia

Kurić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Ugljan , less frequently Bosniaks (from Cazinska Krajina Region, Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Bihac area). In Klokot in Cazins Region (Bosnia) every second inhabitant had the family name Kurić.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Kurić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 80 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 15 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Kukljica on the Island of Ugljan (25), Zadar (15), Split (<10), and in Prvca (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Spain (1) and the United States (1).
Family name Kurić (including: Kuric , Curic , Kurich , Kurichh , Kurych , Kurick , Kurichi , Khurich , Kuricch and Kuricz ) is present in 45 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. "Kurich " is used by some 90 people in Russian Federation , about 60 in Ukraine , and small number of people in the United States. "Kuricz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Faruk Kurić, Zijad Kurić, Elvis Kurić, Ramo Kurić, Željko Kurić, Nikola Kurić, Sandra Kurić, Meri Kurić, Ajrija Kurić, Jasminka Kurić, Ivanka Kurić, Maja Kurić, Nedžad Kurić, Anđelka Kurić, Mladen Kurić, Zineta Kurić, Ivana Kurić, Darko Kurić, Bruna Kurić

Mentions in sources

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

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