Surname Bačina in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bačina families are Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and on Peljesac Peninsula.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Bačina live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Garesnica (<5) and Putnikovic on the Peljesac peninsula (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Bačina (including: Bachina , Bachurina , Bacina , Bachinina , Bazzhina , Bachigina , Bachkina , Bachugina , Bachukina and Bachtina ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. "Bachina " is used by some 500 people in Russian Federation , about 70 in Ukraine , and some 70 people in the United States. "Bachtina " is used by few people in Belgium and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Bačina, Pero Bačina, Predrag Bačina, Ivančica Bačina, Ante Bačina, Dragica Bačina, Denis Bačina, Dalia Bačina, Igor Bačina, Špiro Bačina, Ane Bačina, Ivan Bačina, Jele Bačina, Jozo Bačina, Kate Bačina, Kristo Bačina, Luce Bačina, Lucija Bačina, Mande Bačina

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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