Surname Ančić in modern Croatia

Ančić families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Omis area.

Prevalence

About 630 people with faimily name Ančić live in Croatia today, in 290 households. There were 490 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 39 cities and 58 other places, mostly in Split (130), Zagreb (70), Vrpolje in Djakovo area (45), Grabovac in Omis area (35), and in Zadar (25).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (3), Sweden (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Ančić (including: Ancich , Ancic , Ancas , Ancash , Ancassi , Anchich , Anchick , Hanchick , Hantschick and Hancic ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. The family name "Ancic " is used by some 70 people in Slovakia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Ancich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 60 in Argentina , and small number of people in Australia. "Anchick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Ančić, Pavao Ančić, Mario Ančić, Gordana Ančić, Jadranka Ančić, Jasna Ančić, Bruno Ančić, Nikola Ančić, Tonči Ančić, Dejana Ančić, Dragan Ančić, Marijan Ančić, Vinko Ančić, Josip Ančić, Zlatko Ančić, Stipe Ančić, Marina Ančić, Veselin Ančić, Snježana Ančić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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