Surname Reščić in modern Croatia

Reščić families are Croats and they are mostly from Samobor. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor and Zagreb. In Šipački Breg in Samobor every third inhabitant had the family name Reščić.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Reščić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Vranesevci in Slatina area (15), Samobor (15), Sipacki Breg (15), and in Virovitica (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and Canada (1).
Family name Reščić (including: Rescic , Reschick ) is present in four countries on two continents. "Reschick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Reščić, Dragutin Reščić, Ivanka Reščić, Darko Reščić, Ana Reščić, Kristina Reščić, Krešimir Reščić, Biljana Reščić, Ivana Reščić, Ivica Reščić, Zorka Reščić, Marica Reščić, Anica Reščić, Gabrijel Reščić, Mario Reščić, Vera Reščić, Miljenko Reščić, Damir Reščić, Andrea Reščić

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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