Surname Kurjaković in modern Croatia

Kurjaković families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Zadar area (Obrovac), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar area and in Nova Gradiska area.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Kurjaković live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Cernik in Nova Gradiska area (25), Zagreb (20), Privlaka (15), Vinkovci (10), and in Medari in Nova Gradiska area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kurjaković (including: Kurjakovic , Kuryakovic ) is present in 11 countries on three continents. The family name "Kurjakovic " is used by some 80 people in Switzerland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in France. "Kuryakovic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Krešimir Kurjaković, Mladen Kurjaković, Spomenka Kurjaković, Zdenko Kurjaković, Maja Kurjaković, Dominik Kurjaković, Danijela Kurjaković, Marina Kurjaković, Lela Kurjaković, Ivica Kurjaković, Danijel Kurjaković, Andrija Kurjaković, Katica Kurjaković, Daniel Kurjaković, Mirko Kurjaković, Miranda Kurjaković, Meho Kurjaković, Jasminka Kurjaković, Bernard Kurjaković

Mentions in sources

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

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