Surname Litarić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Litarić families are predominantly Croats (from Nasice area ), very rarely Hungarians (from Osijek area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice area and in Osijek. In Bokšić in Nasice area every sixtieth inhabitant had the family name Litarić.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Litarić live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are only located in two Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Osijek (<10), Vardarac in Osijek area (<10), in Boksic (<5) and Podgorac (<5) in Nasice area, and in Lug in Osijek area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Litarić is present in two countries on two continents.

Characteristic first names

Zvonko Litarić, Josip Litarić, Jelena Litarić, Nevenka Litarić, Mira Litarić, Stevan Litarić, Jozo Litarić, Miroslav Litarić, Robert Litarić, Antonija Litarić, Marija Litarić, Mara Litarić, Stjepan Litarić, Ivan Litarić, Lenka Litarić, Ester Litarić, Branimir Litarić, Mirjana Litarić, Vera Litarić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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