Surname Surić in modern Croatia

Surić families are Croats and they are mostly from Zadar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Zadar area.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Surić live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Privlaka in Zadar area (90), Ninski Stanovi (30), Zadar (25), Zagreb (15), and in Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and Australia (1).
Family name Surić (including: Suric , Surich , Suritsch , Shurick , Surick , Surrick , Surichah , Suricha , Shuric and Suerich ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Suric " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in France , and some 100 people in Australia. "Surich " is used by some 100 people in Ukraine , about 70 in Russian Federation , and some 60 people in the United States. "Surick " is used by some 50 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Maša Surić, Neven Surić, Ljubomir Surić, Hrvoje Surić, Nino Surić, Radoslav Surić, Ana Surić, Tihomir Surić, Borka Surić, Boris Surić, Ivan Surić, Danijel Surić, Marina Surić, Miranda Surić, Sebastian Surić, Brankica Surić, Dorica Surić, Branka Surić, Ljerka Surić

Mentions in sources

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

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