Strize families are Croats and they are mostly from Trogir area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Trogir area and in Trogir. In Prapatnica in Trogir area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Strize.
Prevalence
About 130 people with faimily name Strize live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Prapatnica in Trogir area (45), Trogir (25), Split (20), Kastel Novi (15), and in Kastel Luksic (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Strize is present in five countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
