Surname Uglešić in modern Croatia

Uglešić families are Croats mostly sa Dugog otoka. According to some sources they are from Montenegro. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on Dugi, Long Island and in Zadar. In places Veli Rat and Božava on Dugi (Long) Island every sixth inhabitant had the family name Uglešić.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Uglešić live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zadar (55), Zagreb (30), Bozava on Dugi (Long) Island (20), Split (20), and in Veli Rat on Dugi (Long) Island (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (10) and Australia (2).
Family name Uglešić (including: Uglesic , Uglesich and Uglessich ) is present in 7 countries on four continents. The family name "Uglesic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Australia. "Uglesich " is used by some 50 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ante Uglešić, Borben Uglešić, Ivo Uglešić, Nikica Uglešić, Boran Uglešić, Damir Uglešić, Vedran Uglešić, Paško Uglešić, Pero Uglešić, Davor Uglešić, Lovor Uglešić, Josip Uglešić, Marija Uglešić, Miro Uglešić, Tamara Uglešić, Luka Uglešić, Vlatka Uglešić, Ines Uglešić, Danko Uglešić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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