Surname Vušić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vušić families are generally Croats (from Dubrovnik area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik area and in Dubrovnik. In Zavrelje in Dubrovnik area nearly every inhabitant had the family name Vušić.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Vušić live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and 5 other places, mostly in Plocice in Dubrovnik area (<10), Zagreb (<5), in Mlini (<5) and Soline (<5) in Dubrovnik area, and in Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vušić (including: Vusic , Vusich , Wussick , Vusick and Wusich ) is present in 8 countries on two continents. "Vusich " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Vusick " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Wusich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Andreja Vušić, Mato Vušić, Marko Vušić, Marija Vušić, Ivan Vušić, Lucijana Vušić, Martin Vušić, Josip Vušić, Jozo Vušić, Ane Vušić, Luka Vušić, Stane Vušić, Nikša Vušić, Nike Vušić, Djuro Vušić, Keti Vušić, Đuro Vušić, Milica Vušić, Bianca Vušić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1664 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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