Surname Petrićević in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Petrićević families are generally Croats (from Rama (Bosnia) ), rarely Montenegrins (from Serbia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rama, Bosnia (Prozor area) and in Osijek.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Petrićević live in Croatia today, in 8 households.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and threee other places, mostly in Makarska (<10), Zagreb (<5), Osijek (<5), Sesvete (<5), and in Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Petrićević (including: Petricevic , Petricevich and Petrichevich ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. "Petrichevich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Anto Petrićević, Snježana Petrićević, Ana Petrićević, Melanija Petrićević, Ružica Petrićević, Lucija Petrićević, Eva Petrićević, Ivan Petrićević, Luka Petrićević, Juro Petrićević, Blagoje Petrićević, Kata Petrićević, Stipo Petrićević, Mijo Petrićević, Dragan Petrićević, Tomislav Petrićević, Branka Petrićević, Marija Petrićević, Branko Petrićević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1842 in source Catholic Church Parish Records 1842.

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