Surname Ćesić in modern Croatia

Ćesić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina , less frequently Bosniaks (from Dubrovnik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Posusje area) and in Herzegovina (Mostar area). In Batin in Herzegovina every ninth inhabitant had the family name Ćesić.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Ćesić live in Croatia today, in 30 households.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Split (25), Dubrovnik (15), Sesvete (15), and in Velika Mlaka (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ćesić (including: Cesic , Chesick , Chessick , Cesich , Ciesick , Chessic , Chesich and Cessich ) is present in 7 countries on three continents. "Cesich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Chesick " is used by some 60 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Ciesick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Ćesić, Ivan Ćesić, Ljubo Ćesić, Vinko Ćesić, Lida Ćesić, Samira Ćesić, Ante Ćesić, Berina Ćesić, Veljko Ćesić, Ljiljana Ćesić, Željko Ćesić, Vlatko Ćesić, Milan Ćesić, Iva Ćesić, Borislav Ćesić, Ljubica Ćesić, Marija Ćesić, Zoran Ćesić, Spomenka Ćesić

Mentions in sources

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

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