Surname Peršin in modern Croatia

Peršin families are Croats and they are mostly from Jastrebarsko area , or Krizevci area (Jarcani, Donja Glogovnica). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Jastrebarsko area. In Bukovje Bistransko in Oroslavje area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Peršin.

Prevalence

About 230 people with faimily name Peršin live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 350 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 25 other places, mostly in Bratina in Jastrebarsko area (65), Zagreb (30), Donja Bistra in Oroslavje area (15), Beter in Jastrebarsko area (15), and in Ivanec Krizevacki (15).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), Sweden (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Peršin (including: Pershin , Persin , Persyn , Pershyn , Perschin , Pershkin and Persshin ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. The family name "Persin " is used by some 800 people in France , about 700 in the United States , and some 500 people in Germany. "Persyn " is used by some 1000 people in Belgium , about 1000 in France , and some 700 people in the United States. "Pershyn " is used by some 300 people in Ukraine , about 80 in the United States , and some 60 people in Belarus.

Characteristic first names

Antun Peršin, Vladimir Peršin, Robert Peršin, Ljiljana Peršin, Želimir Peršin, Damir Peršin, Ivica Peršin, Darko Peršin, Zvjezdana Peršin, Ivan Peršin, Stjepan Peršin, Jasna Peršin, Višnja Peršin, Dražen Peršin, Mladen Peršin, Marta Peršin, Marija Peršin, Dominik Peršin, Vesna Peršin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1664 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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