Surname Purtić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Purtić families are generally Croats (from the Island of Solta ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Solta and in Split. In Srednje Selo on the Island of Solta every seventh inhabitant had the family name Purtić.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Purtić live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in two Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Split (<10), Srednje Selo on the Island of Solta (<10), Kastel Stari (<5), and in Kastel Stafilic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Purtić (including: Purtic , Purtich ) is present in 9 countries on four continents. The family name "Purtic " is used by small number of people in Argentina , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States. "Purtich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Purtić, Mirjana Purtić, Alen Purtić, Andro Purtić, Davor Purtić, Vesna Purtić, Srećko Purtić, Dragica Purtić, Nedjeljko Purtić, Blaženko Purtić, Mara Purtić, Dominik Purtić, Josip Purtić, Roka Purtić, Tereza Purtić, Paula Purtić, Anton Purtić, Božan Purtić, Jagoda Purtić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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