Surname Baić in modern Croatia

Baić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Novska area. According to some sources they are from Sibenik area and Knin, often Serbs from Knin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Sibenik. In Baići in Duga Resa area every second inhabitant had the family name Baić.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Baić live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 600 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 26 cities and 39 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Karlovac (15), Novska (15), Markusica in Vinkovci area (15), and in Vukovar (15).

Outside Croatia

At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (4), Canada (2), the United States (1), Belgium (1), South Africa (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Baić (including: Baich , Baiche , Baichi , Baic , Baicha , Baici , Baick , Baitsch , Baizz and Baicz ) is present in 55 countries worldwide. The family name "Baic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Korea (South) , and small number of people in Canada. "Baich " is used by some 600 people in Morocco , about 300 in the United States , and some 60 people in Canada. "Baizz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Baić, Mario Baić, Ivan Baić, Đurđica Baić, Tomislav Baić, Roman Baić, Katica Baić, Robert Baić, Goran Baić, Boris Baić, Milan Baić, Vjekoslav Baić, Nenad Baić, Željko Baić, Dalibor Baić, Valentina Baić, Bojan Baić, Zdenko Baić, Miranda Baić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1701 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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