Surname Radešić in modern Croatia

Radešić families are often Croats and they are mostly from Buje area , less frequently Italians (from Umag ) and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Buje area. In places Bukori and Ferenci in Buje area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Radešić.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Radešić live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 290 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 20 cities and 22 other places, mostly in Muntic in Pula area (30), Pula (20), Porec (15), Krasica (15), and in Zagreb (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Radešić (including: Radesic , Radesich , Radessich and Radescich ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Radesic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Italy. "Radesich " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in South Africa. "Radescich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Robert Radešić, Ljerka Radešić, Nenad Radešić, Boro Radešić, Manuela Radešić, Danilo Radešić, Manuel Radešić, Erminio Radešić, Marija Radešić, Milian Radešić, Alen Radešić, Andrea Radešić, Marijana Radešić, Rino Radešić, Franka Radešić, Ljubica Radešić, Džon Radešić, Žaklina Radešić, Vlasta Radešić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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