Surname Zoretić in modern Croatia

Zoretić families are Croats and they are mostly from Ogulin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb. In Zoretići in Rijeka area every second inhabitant had the family name Zoretić.

Prevalence

About 350 people with faimily name Zoretić live in Croatia today, in 180 households. There were 430 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 27 cities and 45 other places, mostly in Rijeka (45), Zagreb (40), Zoretici in Rijeka area (30), Zajacko Selo (20), and in Jastrebarsko (15).

Outside Croatia

At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (6), Germany (3), France (1), Australia (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Zoretić (including: Zoretic , Zoretich ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Zoretic " is used by some 500 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Argentina. "Zoretich " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Raul Zoretić, Ivica Zoretić, Ivan Zoretić, Alen Zoretić, Katica Zoretić, Dajana Zoretić, Stjepan Zoretić, Elda Zoretić, Jasminka Zoretić, Marlen Zoretić, Eduard Zoretić, Ivana Zoretić, Ruža Zoretić, Branko Zoretić, Dalibor Zoretić, Darko Zoretić, Dragan Zoretić, Zoran Zoretić, Saul Zoretić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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