Surname Paulišić in modern Croatia

Paulišić families are Croats and they are mostly from Pazin. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Pazin.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Paulišić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, four cities and 10 other places, mostly in Pazin (15), Zarecje (15), Pula (<10), Vrsar in Rovinj area (<10), and in Labinci in Novigrad area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Argentina (1) and the United States (1).
Family name Paulišić (including: Paulisic , Paulisich , Paulisick and Paulissich ) is present in four countries on three continents. "Paulisich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Argentina. "Paulisick " is used by some 50 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Morena Paulišić, Franko Paulišić, Neva Paulišić, Andi Paulišić, Goran Paulišić, Dario Paulišić, Igor Paulišić, Josip Paulišić, Alfredo Paulišić, Barbara Paulišić, Slavica Paulišić, Katica Paulišić, Marija Paulišić, Armando Paulišić, Libera Paulišić, Zdenko Paulišić, Ankica Paulišić, Ivica Paulišić, Vanda Paulišić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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