Surname Bačić in modern Croatia

Bačić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Korcula. According to some sources they are from Subotica area and Sombor, very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Drnis and Zadar. In Drinovci in Drnis every second inhabitant had the family name Bačić.

Prevalence

About 2800 people with faimily name Bačić live in Croatia today, in 1200 households. There were 2400 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 81 cities and 189 other places, mostly in Zagreb (330), Blato on the Island of Korcula (210), Rijeka (210), Split (185), and in Zadar (185).

Outside Croatia

At least 79 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (27), Germany (22), the United States (14), Canada (6), France (4), the Netherlands (2), Sweden (1), Brazil (1), Norway (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Bačić (including: Bacic , Bacich , Bachich , Backic , Batschi , Baccich , Bacsick , Bachick , Bachic and Bahcic ) is present in 54 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. "Bacich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Australia , and some 90 people in Brazil. "Bachich " is used by some 200 people in Syria , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Morocco.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Bačić, Alena Bačić, Zlatimir Bačić, Stjepan Bačić, Arsen Bačić, Stanko Bačić, Nikola Bačić, Dubravka Bačić, Ivka Bačić, Jerko Bačić, Antun Bačić, Željko Bačić, Davor Bačić, Marija Bačić, Petar Bačić, Milan Bačić, Hrvoje Bačić, Ivo Bačić, Katarina Bačić

Mentions in sources

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

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