Surname Parić in modern Croatia

Parić families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Pasman. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area) and in Bosanian Posavina (Brcko area).

Prevalence

About 410 people with faimily name Parić live in Croatia today, in 180 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than tripled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 36 cities and 50 other places, mostly in Zagreb (75), Zadar (60), Starigrad on the Island of Pasman (35), Split (20), and in Knin (20).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), Germany (1), Australia (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Parić (including: Paric , Parichha , Parich , Parichi , Pariche , Paricha , Parick , Parici , Parichy and Paricc ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Paric " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 70 in Canada , and some 60 people in Australia. "Parich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in France , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Parichha " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Andrijana Parić, Ljubo Parić, Nerzad Parić, Željko Parić, Leila Parić, Jadranka Parić, Marina Parić, Franjo Parić, Dragutin Parić, Mila Parić, Oliver Parić, Mirzad Parić, Gordana Parić, Miro Parić, Renata Parić, Ante Parić, Josip Parić, Niko Parić, Marijana Parić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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