Surname Zurić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Zurić families are Croats (from the Island of Murter ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novska area and in Sibenik.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Zurić live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Tisno on the Island of Murter (10), Split (<5), Zadar (<5), Podprolog (<5), and in Savska Cesta (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Zurić (including: Zuric , Zurich , Zuhric , Zurick and Züricho ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. The family name "Zuric " is used by some 60 people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia. "Zurich " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 500 in South Africa , and some 400 people in Switzerland. "Zurick " is used by some 400 people in the United States , small number in Brazil , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Srećko Zurić, Ivica Zurić, Rozalinda Zurić, Branka Zurić, Frano Zurić, Đuro Zurić, Dragan Zurić, Luka Zurić, Zdenka Zurić, Drago Zurić, Anita Zurić, Marija Zurić, Neven Zurić, Nikola Zurić, Veronika Zurić, Krešimir Zurić, Tihomir Zurić, Miroslava Zurić, Ivan Zurić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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