Surname Torić in modern Croatia

Torić families are Croats and they are mostly from Biograd na Moru area. According to some sources they are from Bosnia (Zenica area). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Biograd na moru area and in Zadar. In Vrgada in Biograd na moru area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Torić.

Prevalence

About 280 people with faimily name Torić live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 210 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 17 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Zadar (75), Vrgada in Biograd na moru area (65), Rijeka (40), Zagreb (25), and in Sibenik (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Torić (including: Toric , Toriche , Torick , Torich , Thoric , Torrick , Thoricht , Toricho , Thorick and Torych ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Toric " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Denmark , and small number of people in Argentina. "Torick " is used by some 100 people in Indonesia , about 90 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Toriche " is used by some 100 people in Mexico and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vanja Torić, Joško Torić, Ines Torić, Marko Torić, Tajana Torić, Neira Torić, Ana Torić, Vesna Torić, Boris Torić, Elvis Torić, Saša Torić, Ante Torić, Šime Torić, Željko Torić, Ivana Torić, Ruzario Torić, Zlatko Torić, Dijana Torić, Marina Torić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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