Surname Đurić in modern Croatia

Đurić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Janjevo , Kosovo and from Hrvatska Kostajnica area , often Serbs, also from Hrvatska Kostajnica area , very rarely Roms (Bjelovar). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Janjevo, Kosovo.

Prevalence

About 2900 people with faimily name Đurić live in Croatia today, in 1300 households. There were 2900 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 85 cities and 287 other places, mostly in Zagreb (795), Slavonski Brod (120), Rijeka (105), Sisak (85), and in Osijek (85).

Outside Croatia

At least 66 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (16), Australia (14), Austria (8), the United States (7), Switzerland (6), Canada (5), France (4), Belgium (2), the Netherlands (2), the United Kingdom (1), and to Spain (1).
Family name Đurić (including: Djuric , Duric , Durich , Durick , Djurich , Dyurich , Duritsch , Durici , Gjuric and Gyuricz ) is present in 61 countries worldwide. The family name "Djuric " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 900 in the United States , and some 600 people in Austria. "Duric " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 600 in Austria , and some 500 people in the United States. "Djurich " is used by some 60 people in the United States and small number in New Zealand.

Characteristic first names

Igor Đurić, Branko Đurić, Željko Đurić, Koraljka Đurić, Zlatko Đurić, Petra Đurić, Milenko Đurić, Dejan Đurić, Dubravka Đurić, Obrad Đurić, Pero Đurić, Saša Đurić, Petar Đurić, Manda Đurić, Marko Đurić, Mladenka Đurić, Spomenka Đurić, Leopold Đurić, Alen Đurić

Mentions in sources

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

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