Surname Kurtin in modern Croatia

Kurtin families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Ugljan. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on the Island of Ugljan.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Kurtin live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Kali on the Island of Ugljan (95), Zadar (45), Rijeka (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Rovinj (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Kurtin (including: Curtin , Khurtin , Ciurtin , Kürtün and Quertin ) is present in 58 countries worldwide. The family name "Kurtin " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 500 in Somalia , and some 300 people in Russian Federation. "Curtin " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Australia , and some 1000 people in Ireland.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Kurtin, Zdravko Kurtin, Leo Kurtin, Andrej Kurtin, Ivana Kurtin, Nada Kurtin, Anica Kurtin, Jerko Kurtin, Mate Kurtin, Berislav Kurtin, Zvonko Kurtin, Gordana Kurtin, Mladen Kurtin, Jadranko Kurtin, Snježana Kurtin, Ivo Kurtin, Martina Kurtin, Milivoj Kurtin, Slavica Kurtin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1825 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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