Surname Vestić in modern Croatia

Vestić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Vinkovci area , rarely Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci and in Vinkovci area.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Vestić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Nustar (20) and Otok (15) in Vinkovci area, Split (15), Zupanja (15), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vestić (including: Vestic , Vestich , Westich and Vestyck ) is present in 6 countries on three continents. The family name "Vestic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Vestich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Vestyck " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Vestić, Ivan Vestić, Jasminka Vestić, Dragica Vestić, Katarina Vestić, Elizabeta Vestić, Milena Vestić, Branka Vestić, Verica Vestić, Marko Vestić, Silvana Vestić, Mate Vestić, Boško Vestić, Ljubica Vestić, Tanja Vestić, Lidija Vestić, Igor Vestić, Victoria Vestić, Franjo Vestić

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