Surname Uršanić in modern Croatia

Uršanić families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava and in Slatina area. In Duga Međa in Orahovica area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Uršanić.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Uršanić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Lepoglava (30), Zagreb (<10), Bjelovar (<10), Pula (<5), and in Sesvete (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Uršanić is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Ursanic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vlado Uršanić, Marijan Uršanić, Ivan Uršanić, Josip Uršanić, Stjepan Uršanić, Dario Uršanić, Jurica Uršanić, Antun Uršanić, Goran Uršanić, Lidija Uršanić, Marija Uršanić, Nedeljka Uršanić, Alojz Uršanić, Dražen Uršanić, Neven Uršanić, Anica Uršanić, Darko Uršanić, Mario Uršanić, Ljiljana Uršanić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories