Surname Pessi in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pessi families are predominantly Croats (from Opatija area ), rarely Italians (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bakar and Rijeka.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Pessi live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<5) and Moscenicka Draga in Opatija area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pessi is present in 40 countries worldwide.

Characteristic first names

Valent Pessi, Ivan Pessi, Jasmina Pessi, Attilio Pessi, Magda Pessi, Viggo Pessi, Antun Pessi, Filomena Pessi, Olga Pessi, Vilma Pessi

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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