Surname Prpić in modern Croatia

Prpić families are Croats and they are mostly from Senj area and according to some sources from Krivog Puta. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Senj and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 2400 people with faimily name Prpić live in Croatia today, in 1100 households. There were 2700 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 74 cities and 175 other places, mostly in Zagreb (505), Rijeka (220), Senj (190), Senj (150), and in Karlovac (115).

Outside Croatia

At least 67 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (29), Australia (12), the United States (9), Canada (7), Switzerland (5), France (3), and to Argentina (2).
Family name Prpić (including: Prpic , Prpich , Perpich , Perpick , Prpick and Perpic ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. "Prpich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in Canada , and small number of people in Colombia. "Perpich " is used by some 500 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Perpick " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Hrvoje Prpić, Edo Prpić, Iva Prpić, Vladimir Prpić, Jelena Prpić, Davor Prpić, Ivana Prpić, Tomislav Prpić, Veljko Prpić, Ivica Prpić, Igor Prpić, Emil Prpić, Lidija Prpić, Slobodan Prpić, Alenko Prpić, Biljana Prpić, Blaženka Prpić, Zoran Prpić, Denis Prpić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over seventy times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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