Surname Zarić in modern Croatia

Zarić families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Pleternica area , whereas often Croats (also from Pleternica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pleternica area and in Pozega. In Stara Ljeskovica in Pleternica area every second inhabitant had the family name Zarić.

Prevalence

About 240 people with faimily name Zarić live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 280 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 33 cities and 37 other places, mostly in Borovo in Vukovar area (20), Zagreb (20), Slavonski Brod (15), Osijek (10), and in Pozega (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Zarić (including: Zarich , Zaric , Zarick , Zarych , Zarrick , Zarici and Zaryc ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. The family name "Zaric " is used by some 200 people in Iraq , about 100 in Germany , and some 100 people in the United States. "Zarich " is used by some 400 people in Argentina , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Zarick " is used by some 300 people in the United States and small number in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Silvija Zarić, Daira Zarić, Zoran Zarić, Ana Zarić, Nedjeljko Zarić, Ružica Zarić, Božica Zarić, Borivoj Zarić, Aleksandar Zarić, Predrag Zarić, Goran Zarić, Dino Zarić, Vjekoslav Zarić, Mario Zarić, Domagoj Zarić, Gordana Zarić, Božena Zarić, Ljupko Zarić, Veljko Zarić

Mentions in sources

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

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