Surname Prusić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Prusić families are almost entirely Croats (from Labin area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Pazin area. In Balići I in Pazin area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Prusić.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Prusić live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and 7 other places, mostly in Balici I in Pazin area (<10), Zatka Cepic in Labin area (<10), Zminj in Pazin area (<5), Polje Cepic in Labin area (<5), and in Rovinj (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Prusić (including: Prusic , Perusic , Perusich , Prusich , Prusick , Perussich , Prussick , Prussic and Prussich ) is present in 18 countries on four continents. "Prusich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Prussic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Prusick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Manuela Prusić, Davorka Prusić, Mladen Prusić, Tomy Prusić, Nevio Prusić, Greta Prusić, Boris Prusić, Davor Prusić, Viktor Prusić, Ivan Prusić, Feručo Prusić, Borka Prusić, Dolores Prusić, Nataša Prusić, Tina Prusić, Anđelo Prusić, Anđelina Prusić, Štefica Prusić, Anita Prusić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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