Surname Čorić in modern Croatia

Čorić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia , rarely Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Middle Bosnia (Novi Travnik area). In Zubići in Middle Bosnia every fifth inhabitant had the family name Čorić.

Prevalence

About 570 people with faimily name Čorić live in Croatia today, in 250 households. There were 580 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 57 cities and 70 other places, mostly in Split (110), Zagreb (65), Zezevica in Omis area (30), Djakovo (25), and in Podstrana in Solin area (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 15 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (5), the United States (4), Switzerland (3), Austria (1), Australia (1), and to France (1).
Family name Čorić (including: Coric , Corich , Chorich , Ciorici , Corrick , Corichi , Corici , Corric , Cihoric and Cioric ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. The family name "Coric " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 900 in Austria , and some 900 people in the United States. "Corich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 60 in Italy , and small number of people in New Zealand. "Corrick " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 100 in Australia , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Čorić, Anita Čorić, Vjenceslav Čorić, Sanja Čorić, Većeslav Čorić, Stanko Čorić, Teo Čorić, Dalibor Čorić, Mirjana Čorić, Ivan Čorić, Tamara Čorić, Ankica Čorić, Zvonimir Čorić, Emilija Čorić, Marina Čorić, Jasminko Čorić, Meliha Čorić, Dario Čorić, Dorotea Čorić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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