Surname Bakarić in modern Croatia

Bakarić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Ozalj. According to some sources they are from Prozor near Otocac, very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ozalj and Zadar. In Vrhovac in Ozalj every fifth inhabitant had the family name Bakarić.

Prevalence

About 510 people with faimily name Bakarić live in Croatia today, in 220 households. There were 430 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 38 cities and 45 other places, mostly in Zagreb (100), Zadar (60), Vrhovac (50), Zrnovo on the Island of Korcula (25), and in Daruvar (25).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bakarić (including: Bakaric , Bakarich , Backaric and Backarich ) is present in 14 countries worldwide. The family name "Bakaric " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 60 in Australia , and small number of people in Canada. "Bakarich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Canada. "Backaric " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Siniša Bakarić, Tomislav Bakarić, Mirko Bakarić, Tihana Bakarić, Ivan Bakarić, Lidija Bakarić, Branka Bakarić, Sanja Bakarić, Vladimir Bakarić, Darko Bakarić, Vedran Bakarić, Bosiljka Bakarić, Frano Bakarić, Marin Bakarić, Leo Bakarić, Marija Bakarić, Zoran Bakarić, Dražen Bakarić, Karmen Bakarić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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