Surname Turec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Turec families are Croats (from Glina area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Turec live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<5) and Pokupsko in Glina area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Turec (including: Turetz , Turrez and Turez ) is present in 7 countries on four continents. The family name "Turec " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Turez " is used by few people in the United States. "Turetz " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Petra Turec, Krešimir Turec, Jasmina Turec, Nevenka Turec, Terezija Turec, Željka Turec

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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