Surname Pernić in modern Croatia

Pernić families are often Croats and they are mostly from Buzet , rarely Italians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Buzet and in Slovenia. In Kompanj in Buzet every fourth inhabitant had the family name Pernić.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Pernić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Pula (25), Buje (15), Buzet (15), Roc (<10), and in Lupoglav in Buzet area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pernić (including: Pernic , Pernich , Pernici , Pernitsch and Pernick ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Pernic " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Poland , and small number of people in Australia , small number of people in Mexico. "Pernich " is used by some 70 people in Argentina , about 60 in Italy , and small number of people in the United States. "Pernici " is used by some 600 people in Italy , about 100 in France , and some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Andrej Pernić, Dean Pernić, Vladimir Pernić, Luciano Pernić, Agata Pernić, Sanja Pernić, Redenta Pernić, Alen Pernić, Vedrana Pernić, Kristijan Pernić, Elizabeta Pernić, Daniele Pernić, Branko Pernić, Branimir Pernić, Vlastimir Pernić, Zora Pernić, Margita Pernić, Dajana Pernić, Dalibor Pernić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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