Surname Zajic in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Zajic families are Croats (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Zajic live in Croatia today, in three households only.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and another small place , mostly in Osijek (<5) and Fuzine in Kraljevica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Zajic (including: Zajíc , Zajicz , Zayic and Zajitz ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Zajic " is used by some 30000 people in Poland , about 4000 in Czech Republic , and some 900 people in the United States. "Zayic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Berislav Zajic, Vedrana Zajic, Dragica Zajic, Dragomir Zajic, Mira Zajic, Pavel Zajic, Hana Zajic, Ivo Zajic

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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