In Croatia, Perusco families are Croats (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Perusco live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are only located in in one Croatian city and another small place , mostly in Pula (<5) and Rasa in Labin area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Perusco is present in 8 countries on four continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.