Surname Bilić in modern Croatia

Bilić families are Croats and they are mostly from Labin area. According to some sources they are from Solin or Livna, Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area). In Režanci in Labin area every second inhabitant had the family name Bilić.

Prevalence

About 5000 people with faimily name Bilić live in Croatia today, in 2000 households. There were 2700 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 96 cities and 339 other places, mostly in Zagreb (935), Split (580), Slavonski Brod (175), Pula (175), and in Sibenik (165).

Outside Croatia

At least 74 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (36), Switzerland (13), Australia (10), Austria (4), the United States (3), France (3), Finland (2), Sweden (2), and to Brazil (1).
Family name Bilić (including: Bilic , Bilici , Bilich , Billick , Bilics , Bilick , Bilicz , Billic , Bilichi and Bieliec ) is present in 73 countries worldwide. "Bilich " is used by some 500 people in Ukraine , about 400 in the United States , and some 100 people in Russian Federation. "Bilics " is used by some 200 people in Hungary and small number in the United States. "Bilick " is used by some 80 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Mate Bilić, Nadežda Bilić, Ante Bilić, Ervina Bilić, Ivan Bilić, Slavica Bilić, Mario Bilić, Višnja Bilić, Bojan Bilić, Hrvoje Bilić, Ranko Bilić, Vanja Bilić, Branka Bilić, Ivana Bilić, Ivica Bilić, Maja Bilić, Neven Bilić, Tonći Bilić, Branko Bilić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1716 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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