Surname Lise in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lise families are Croats (from Dubrovnik area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Split.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Lise live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (10), in Mlini (<10) and Petraca (<10) in Dubrovnik area, Sibenik (<5), and in Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lise (including: Liese , Lisse , Liesse , Lisee , Lyse , Liise , Lysse , Lierse and Lishe ) is present in 59 countries worldwide. "Liese " is used by some 3000 people in Germany , about 700 in the United States , and some 100 people in Brazil. "Lisse " is used by some 400 people in Brazil , about 300 in France , and some 200 people in the United States. "Lisee " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 80 in Canada , and small number of people in Mexico.

Characteristic first names

Ivo Lise, Nina Lise, Barbara Lise, Noemi Lise, Ivanka Lise, Zrinka Lise, Đurđa Lise, Vicko Lise, Ana Lise, Danijela Lise, Pero Lise, Jele Lise, Kate Lise, Vlaho Lise, Bibijana Lise, Pavo Lise, Marija Lise, Iva Lise, Đivo Lise

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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