Surname Rešić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rešić families are predominantly Croats (from the Island of Lastovo ), rarely Bosniaks (from Bosnian Krajina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Prijedor area) and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Rešić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Cerna in Zupanja area (<10), Lastovo on the Island of Lastovo (<10), Zupanja (<10), and in Kastel Kambelovac (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rešić (including: Resic , Resich , Resick , Hrescic , Reschick , Resicha , Reshich and Ressich ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. The family name "Resic " is used by some 90 people in the United States , about 60 in Australia , and small number of people in Germany. "Resich " is used by some 90 people in Argentina , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Poland. "Reshich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Arnes Rešić, Biserka Rešić, Jasminka Rešić, Mirzet Rešić, Goran Rešić, Nives Rešić, Faruk Rešić, Akifa Rešić, Amar Rešić, Mario Rešić, Sabahudin Rešić, Zlata Rešić, Joško Rešić, Mirsad Rešić, Ivo Rešić, Fadil Rešić, Asima Rešić, Alija Rešić, Asim Rešić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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