Surname Pešik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pešik families are Croats (from Petrinja ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Pešik live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Brest Pokupski (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pešik (including: Pesik , Pesiek , Peshik , Pesick , Peschik , Peshick , Pessik , Peshikh , Pescik and Peschick ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Pesik " is used by some 9000 people in Indonesia , about 400 in the United States , and some 300 people in Ukraine. "Pesick " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Australia. "Peshick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Pešik, Bara Pešik, Slavka Pešik, Ernest Pešik, Hrvojka Pešik, Martin Pešik, Ante Pešik, Luka Pešik, Ivan Pešik, Katica Pešik, Marica Pešik, Slava Pešik, Slavica Pešik, Đurđa Pešik

Mentions in sources

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

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