Surname Turić in modern Croatia

Turić families are Croats and they are mostly from Vrgorac area (Crveni Grm). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vrgorac and in Middle Bosnia (Novi Travnik area). In Stilja in Vrgorac every ninth inhabitant had the family name Turić.

Prevalence

About 640 people with faimily name Turić live in Croatia today, in 270 households. There were 340 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 40 cities and 62 other places, mostly in Split (85), Zagreb (85), Makarska (70), Donji Prolozac in Imotski area (35), and in Vinkovci (25).

Outside Croatia

Family name Turić (including: Turich , Turic , Theurich , Turick , Turici , Thurich , Turych , Thurick , Turrick and Turycz ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Turic " is used by some 100 people in Afghanistan , about 90 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Turich " is used by some 200 people in Ukraine , about 70 in the United States , and some 70 people in Russian Federation. "Turick " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Marko Turić, Hrvoje Turić, Gordana Turić, Dragana Turić, Ivica Turić, Branko Turić, Branka Turić, Nedjeljko Turić, Željana Turić, Alen Turić, Nadija Turić, Sandra Turić, Ivan Turić, Nataša Turić, Ksenija Turić, Slaven Turić, Marija Turić, Tonči Turić, Katica Turić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1742 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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