Surname Plešić in modern Croatia

Plešić families are Croats and they are mostly from Pozega area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega area and in Jastrebarsko area. In Dolac in Pozega area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Plešić.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Plešić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located and 11 other Croatian places, mostly in Kupinec in Jastrebarsko area (25), Dolac in Pozega area (15), Bratina in Jastrebarsko area (<10), Pozega (<10), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), Germany (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Plešić (including: Plesic , Plesich and Plessich ) is present in three countries on two continents. The family name "Plesic " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Plesich " is used by some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Plešić, Željko Plešić, Matija Plešić, Mirjana Plešić, Karmenka Plešić, Nadejda Plešić, Vlado Plešić, Mirko Plešić, Ljiljana Plešić, Drago Plešić, Kristina Plešić, Edvard Plešić, Zlatica Plešić, Višnjica Plešić, Branko Plešić, Draženko Plešić, Gordana Plešić, Fedor Plešić, Josip Plešić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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