Surname Biškupić in modern Croatia

Biškupić families are Croats and they are mostly from Samobor area. According to some sources they are from Gospic. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Samobor area.

Prevalence

About 200 people with faimily name Biškupić live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Brinje in Senj area (15), Mala Mlaka (10), Bjelovar (10), and in Pula (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Biškupić (including: Biskupic , Biskupich ) is present in 8 countries on three continents. The family name "Biskupic " is used by some 700 people in Slovakia , about 100 in the United States , and some 70 people in Czech Republic. "Biskupich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Božo Biškupić, Krešimir Biškupić, Jasminka Biškupić, Margareta Biškupić, Zoran Biškupić, Hrvoje Biškupić, Tomislav Biškupić, Andrijano Biškupić, Damir Biškupić, Marko Biškupić, Mario Biškupić, Vlado Biškupić, Barica Biškupić, Andrea Biškupić, Valentina Biškupić, Snježana Biškupić, Gordana Biškupić, Drago Biškupić, Ana Biškupić

Mentions in sources

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

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