Surname Sušić in modern Croatia

Sušić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Rab. According to some sources they are from Herzegovina, rarely Serbs, and Bosniaks (Cazinska Krajina, Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and on the Island of Rab. In Čvaljina in East Herzegovina every second inhabitant had the family name Sušić.

Prevalence

About 670 people with faimily name Sušić live in Croatia today, in 290 households. There were 500 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 54 cities and 59 other places, mostly in Zagreb (155), Rijeka (55), Dubrovnik (35), Banjol on the Island of Rab (35), and in Otocac (25).

Outside Croatia

At least 21 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (10), Germany (7), Australia (3), and to Austria (1).
Family name Sušić (including: Susic , Susich , Sushich , Susick , Sussich , Sussick and Suschnick ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Susic " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 700 in Austria , and some 500 people in Argentina. "Susich " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Susick " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Mexico.

Characteristic first names

Željko Sušić, Lena Sušić, Emir Sušić, Velimir Sušić, Esta Sušić, Igor Sušić, Edita Sušić, Ivanka Sušić, Dragan Sušić, Nikola Sušić, Mato Sušić, Goran Sušić, Zvonimir Sušić, Damir Sušić, Zorica Sušić, Aida Sušić, Aleksandar Sušić, Meho Sušić, Sonja Sušić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over sixty times, the first time 1571 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories