Surname Lasić in modern Croatia

Lasić families are Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Siroki Brijeg area) and in Imotsko. In Šumet in Imotski area nearly every inhabitant had the family name Lasić.

Prevalence

About 1400 people with faimily name Lasić live in Croatia today, in 560 households. There were 700 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 57 cities and 100 other places, mostly in Zagreb (315), Sumet in Imotski area (190), Split (110), Imotski (60), and in Djakovo (45).

Outside Croatia

At least 26 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (17), the United States (4), Australia (2), Switzerland (2), and to Austria (1).
Family name Lasić (including: Lasic , Lasich , Lassic , Lasick , Lassich , Lassick , Lasics and Lasicz ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. "Lasich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in South Africa , and small number of people in Argentina. "Lassic " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Lassich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Frano Lasić, Višnja Lasić, Zlatko Lasić, Vladimir Lasić, Davor Lasić, Vice Lasić, Mile Lasić, Ivan Lasić, Snježana Lasić, Hrvoje Lasić, Slaven Lasić, Dario Lasić, Maja Lasić, Zoran Lasić, Damir Lasić, Sanja Lasić, Mirjana Lasić, Siniša Lasić, Ljilja Lasić

Mentions in sources

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

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