Surname Baćić in modern Croatia

Baćić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Kastav , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Slovenia. In Spinčići in Kastav every eighth inhabitant had the family name Baćić.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Baćić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Rijeka (25), Matulji in Opatija area (15), Kastav (15), Drivenik in Novi Vinodolski area (<10), and in Pula (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Baćić (including: Bacic , Bachich , Bacich , Backic , Baccich , Bacsick , Bachick , Bachici , Backich and Bahcic ) is present in 53 countries worldwide. The family name "Bacic " is used by some 3000 people in Brazil , about 1000 in Australia , and some 800 people in the United States. "Bachich " is used by some 200 people in Syria , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Morocco. "Bacich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Australia , and some 90 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Velimir Baćić, Ivo Baćić, Rajko Baćić, Igor Baćić, Veljko Baćić, Željko Baćić, Branko Baćić, Mia Baćić, Anita Baćić, Saša Baćić, Nikolina Baćić, Boris Baćić, Gordana Baćić, Slavjana Baćić, Đorđe Baćić, Josip Baćić, Slavko Baćić, Miljenka Baćić, Roberto Baćić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned about one hundred times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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