Surname Čučić in modern Croatia

Čučić families are often Croats and they are mostly from Jastrebarsko area , less frequently Bosniaks (from Bosnian Posavina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Jastrebarsko area and in Bosanian Posavina (Derventa area). In Čučići in Jastrebarsko area every second inhabitant had the family name Čučić.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Čučić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Rijeka (10), in Marinici (<10) and Viskovo (<10) in Rijeka area, and in Jastrebarsko (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least 11 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (6), the United States (2), Australia (1), Canada (1), and to Uruguay (1).
Family name Čučić (including: Cucic , Cucich , Chucas , Ciucas , Cucick , Chaucas , Chuchic , Cucas and Chuchich ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. "Chuchic " is used by few people in the United States. "Cucich " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in Italy. "Chuchich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ljubomir Čučić, Damir Čučić, Vesna Čučić, Sandra Čučić, Alija Čučić, Slavko Čučić, Marija Čučić, Snježana Čučić, Dženan Čučić, Simeon Čučić, Dražana Čučić, Boris Čučić, Dragica Čučić, Edhem Čučić, Dejan Čučić, Krešimir Čučić, Marijan Čučić, Miroslav Čučić, Margareta Čučić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1571 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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