Surname Petriček in modern Croatia

Petriček families are Croats and they are mostly from Sveti Ivan Zelina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Zabok.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Petriček live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, threee cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Sveti Ivan Zelina (<10), Zabok (<10), Salovec (<10), and in Gornje Oresje (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Petriček (including: Petricek , Petrícek and Petrichek ) is present in 7 countries on two continents. The family name "Petricek " is used by some 200 people in Czech Republic , about 100 in the United States , and some 50 people in Austria. "Petrichek " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Goranka Petriček, Igor Petriček, Mijo Petriček, Manda Petriček, Tihomir Petriček, Mario Petriček, Tomislav Petriček, Micika Petriček, Stjepan Petriček, Valentino Petriček, Mirjana Petriček, Ivan Petriček, Krešimir Petriček, Dragica Petriček, Zdravko Petriček, Verica Petriček, Jasenka Petriček, Damir Petriček, Maja Petriček

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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