Surname Veselić in modern Croatia

Veselić families are Croats and they are mostly from Ozalj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Osijek. In Pridvorje in Dubrovnik area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Veselić.

Prevalence

About 270 people with faimily name Veselić live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 410 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 24 cities and 30 other places, mostly in Velika Gorica (55), Zagreb (40), Osijek (20), Pridvorje in Dubrovnik area (20), and in Rijeka (15).

Outside Croatia

At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (4), the United States (3), Argentina (2), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Veselić (including: Veselic , Veselich and Veselick ) is present in 17 countries on three continents. The family name "Veselic " is used by some 60 people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Austria. "Veselich " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Brazil , and small number of people in Argentina. "Veselick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mato Veselić, Ladislava Veselić, Dario Veselić, Jelena Veselić, Franjo Veselić, Renata Veselić, Jadranka Veselić, Meri Veselić, Danijel Veselić, Ivica Veselić, Pave Veselić, Jasminka Veselić, Ivan Veselić, Darko Veselić, Stojan Veselić, Tomislav Veselić, Štefica Veselić, Željko Veselić, Pero Veselić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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