Surname Petrić in modern Croatia

Petrić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Hvar. According to some sources they are from Ludbreg area, very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Zagreb. In places Selca kod Starog Grada and Velo Grablje on the Island of Hvar every third inhabitant had the family name Petrić.

Prevalence

About 2700 people with faimily name Petrić live in Croatia today, in 1100 households. There were 2700 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 82 cities and 236 other places, mostly in Zagreb (390), Split (200), Karlovac (130), Zadar (130), and in Stari Grad on the Island of Hvar (85).

Outside Croatia

At least 50 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (14), the United States (10), Australia (5), Switzerland (5), Argentina (4), Austria (3), Venezuela (3), Canada (2), France (2), New Zealand (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Petrić (including: Petric , Petrich , Petrick , Petritsch , Petrichuk , Petrichko , Petrics , Petrici , Petricz and Pethric ) is present in 77 countries worldwide. The family name "Petric " is used by some 7000 people in Romania , about 1000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Petrich " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Germany , and some 500 people in Argentina. "Petritsch " is used by some 500 people in Austria , about 200 in Germany , and some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jasna Petrić, Mijo Petrić, Daniela Petrić, Hrvoje Petrić, Zorislav Petrić, Dario Petrić, Saša Petrić, Jakša Petrić, Krunoslav Petrić, Ksenija Petrić, Iva Petrić, Srđan Petrić, Mirko Petrić, Tamara Petrić, Tatijana Petrić, Tomo Petrić, Elena Petrić, Antun Petrić, Jovica Petrić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over a hundred times, the first time 1571 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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