Surname Vesić in modern Croatia

Vesić families can be both Croats (the family name originates from Rijeka ) and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Vesić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Dalj in Vinkovci area (15), Zagreb (15), Rijeka (15), Donji Andrijevci in Djakovo area (<10), and in Bzenica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vesić (including: Vesic , Vesich , Wessick , Wessic and Vesici ) is present in 20 countries on four continents. The family name "Vesic " is used by some 100 people in Germany , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in France. "Vesich " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Russian Federation , and small number in Ukraine. "Wessic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jovan Vesić, Jugoslav Vesić, Vlatka Vesić, Marina Vesić, Damir Vesić, Milenko Vesić, Željko Vesić, Denis Vesić, Sanjin Vesić, Saša Vesić, Nenad Vesić, Nebojša Vesić, Nevio Vesić, Mario Vesić, Renata Vesić, Dragan Vesić, Dušan Vesić, Maja Vesić, Mladen Vesić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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