In Croatia, Pavšić families are generally Croats (from Labin ), rarely Slovenes (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Labin and in Belisce area.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Pavšić live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Rabac (<10), Rijeka (<5), Radikovci (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Pavšić is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Pavsic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in France.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.