Surname Smirić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Smirić families are Croats (from Sveti Ivan Zelina area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Kutina area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Smirić live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Varazdin (<5), Negovec (<5), Sesvete (<5), and in Dvorisce in Sveti Ivan Zelina area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Smirić (including: Smiric , Smirich ) is present in two countries.

Characteristic first names

Mira Smirić, Ana Smirić, Ivan Smirić, Eligio Smirić, Dejan Smirić, Kruno Smirić, Marija Smirić, Marijan Smirić, Ljerka Smirić, Željko Smirić, Sanja Smirić, Tomislav Smirić, Josip Smirić, Vladimir Smirić, Đurđica Smirić, Barica Smirić, Stanislav Smirić, Jela Smirić, Veronika Smirić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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