Surname Baričević in modern Croatia

Baričević families are Croats and they are mostly from Benkovac area. According to some sources they are from Dalmatia (between reviers Krka and Cetina). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka. In Gornje Utore in Drnis area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Baričević.

Prevalence

About 2300 people with faimily name Baričević live in Croatia today, in 960 households. There were 1800 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 74 cities and 176 other places, mostly in Zagreb (335), Zadar (170), Rijeka (170), Nasice (75), and in Obrovac (65).

Outside Croatia

At least 55 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (26), Australia (11), Canada (5), Germany (5), Switzerland (3), France (3), Austria (1), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Baričević (including: Baricevic , Baricevich , Barichievich and Barichevich ) is present in 17 countries on four continents. The family name "Baricevic " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 400 in Germany , and some 200 people in Australia. "Baricevich " is used by some 70 people in Uruguay and small number in the United States. "Barichievich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Edo Baričević, Hrvoje Baričević, Lidija Baričević, Branko Baričević, Tanja Baričević, Josip Baričević, Marijana Baričević, Ružica Baričević, Željka Baričević, Sandra Baričević, Vladimir Baričević, Nikola Baričević, Željko Baričević, Suzana Baričević, Dario Baričević, Ivica Baričević, Tomislav Baričević, Miro Baričević, Marija Baričević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1769 in source 18th Century Census.

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