Surname Petretić in modern Croatia

Petretić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Ozalj area , less frequently Italians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ozalj area and in Zagreb. In Hartje in Ozalj area every second inhabitant had the family name Petretić.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Petretić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 21 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Hartje in Ozalj area (15), Krsete (10), Rijeka (<10), and in Kaldir in Buzet area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (5) and Argentina (1).
Family name Petretić (including: Petretic , Petretich ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Petretic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in France. "Petretich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Paulo Petretić, Biserka Petretić, Milan Petretić, Marija Petretić, Mariza Petretić, Dragica Petretić, Petar Petretić, Mladen Petretić, Marijan Petretić, Mirta Petretić, Graziano Petretić, Krešimir Petretić, Dražen Petretić, Ivica Petretić, Mirjana Petretić, Brigita Petretić, Goran Petretić, Mišel Petretić, Iva Petretić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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