Surname Paripović in modern Croatia

Paripović families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Gospic area , whereas often Croats (from Sisak ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Gospic area and in Daruvar area. In Krš in Gospic area every third inhabitant had the family name Paripović.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Paripović live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 380 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 32 cities and 32 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Sisak (10), Bjelovar (10), Bunic in Obrovac area (10), and in Dobra Kuca in Daruvar area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Paripović (including: Paripovic , Paripovich ) is present in 16 countries on three continents. The family name "Paripovic " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in Austria , and small number of people in the United States. "Paripovich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Duško Paripović, Branka Paripović, Radoslav Paripović, Dragan Paripović, Damjan Paripović, Sandra Paripović, Snježana Paripović, Dušan Paripović, Mario Paripović, Vlasta Paripović, Drago Paripović, Mara Paripović, Nenad Paripović, Maja Paripović, Dejan Paripović, Marin Paripović, Saša Paripović, Slađana Paripović, Krunoslava Paripović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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