Surname Belačić in modern Croatia

Belačić families are Croats and they are mostly from Krapina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Krapina area.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Belačić live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 650 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 34 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Svedruza in Krapina area (25), Pustike in Velika Gorica area (15), and in Stuparje (15) and Slatina Svedruska (10) in Krapina area.

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Belačić is present in 7 countries on four continents. The family name "Belacic " is used by some 90 people in the United States , small number in Slovakia , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Vlado Belačić, Zorica Belačić, Mario Belačić, Josip Belačić, Elvisa Belačić, Ivan Belačić, Branko Belačić, Ljubica Belačić, Damir Belačić, Marijana Belačić, Brigita Belačić, Davorka Belačić, Martina Belačić, Štefica Belačić, Pero Belačić, Maja Belačić, Lidija Belačić, Sonja Belačić, Kristijan Belačić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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