Explore the Family Name Juric

The meaning of Juric

1. Croatian (Jurić); Slovenian and Slovak (Juriბ): patronymic from the personal names Juraj (Croatian and Slovak) and Jurij (Slovenian), equivalents of Latin Georgius (see George). Jurić is the fifth most frequent surname in Croatia. Compare Jurich, Jurick. 2. Possibly also an Americanized form of Serbian and Croatian Djurić (see Djuric).

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How common is the last name Juric in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Juric has slightly increased in the United States over the course of 10 years. In 2000, Juric ranked 51,945th in popularity and by 2010 it had improved to 50,771st, marking a 2.26% increase. The count of individuals with the Juric surname also rose from 376 in 2000 to 411 in 2010, an upturn of 9.31%. However, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k remained stable at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,945	#50,771	2.26%
Count	376	411	9.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Juric

In terms of ethnicity according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of people with the surname Juric identify as White, with an increase from 92.55% in 2000 to 93.92% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial increase from 3.19% in 2000 to 4.38% in 2010, a change of 37.30%. In contrast, the percentage of people identifying with two or more races dropped from 3.19% in 2000 to zero in 2010. There were no reported individuals with the Juric surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.55%	93.92%	1.48%
Hispanic	3.19%	4.38%	37.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	3.19%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%