Surname Relić in modern Croatia

Relić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Ozalj area , according to some sources from Senja, but often Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina and Zagreb. In Jurkovo Selo in Ozalj area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Relić.

Prevalence

About 520 people with faimily name Relić live in Croatia today, in 260 households. There were 880 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 46 cities and 57 other places, mostly in Zagreb (85), Karlovac (35), Slavonski Brod (30), Osijek (20), and in Slatina (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Relić (including: Relic , Relich , Röhlich , Hrelic , Reelick , Relick , Rellick , Rehlich , Rellich and Reliche ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Relic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Germany , and small number of people in Canada. "Relich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Czech Republic , and some 70 people in Poland. "Relick " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zoran Relić, Velimir Relić, Saša Relić, Janko Relić, Azenija Relić, Irena Relić, Sanja Relić, Predrag Relić, Slobodan Relić, Željko Relić, Nenad Relić, Nebojša Relić, Boris Relić, Branko Relić, Denis Relić, Željka Relić, Ljubomir Relić, Zdravko Relić, Jasenka Relić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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