Surname Peršić in modern Croatia

Peršić families are Croats and they are mostly from Nasice area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Srijem, Vojvodina. In Kranjčići in Labin area every second inhabitant had the family name Peršić.

Prevalence

About 870 people with faimily name Peršić live in Croatia today, in 390 households. There were 840 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 48 cities and 103 other places, mostly in Zagreb (125), Pula (75), Donja Moticina in Nasice area (55), Rijeka (40), and in Kranjcici in Labin area (30).

Outside Croatia

At least 43 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (20), Australia (8), Germany (7), Sweden (4), Argentina (1), Canada (1), France (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Peršić (including: Persic , Persich , Persici , Persick , Pershich and Pershick ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Persic " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 300 in Italy , and some 300 people in Romania. "Persich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Brazil , and some 80 people in Italy. "Persick " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Peršić, Milena Peršić, Lino Peršić, Viktor Peršić, Katarina Peršić, Miroslav Peršić, Boris Peršić, Elvis Peršić, Zdenka Peršić, Vladimir Peršić, Jadranko Peršić, Siniša Peršić, Predrag Peršić, Zlatko Peršić, Dubravko Peršić, Rajko Peršić, Živanka Peršić, Zoran Peršić, Davor Peršić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over sixty times, the first time 1672 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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