Surname Biličić in modern Croatia

Biličić families are Croats and they are mostly from Duga Resa. According to some sources they are from Livna and south Dalmatia (Split, Dubrovnik). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Duga Resa. In Galović Selo in Duga Resa every third inhabitant had the family name Biličić.

Prevalence

About 260 people with faimily name Biličić live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 330 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 21 other places, mostly in Duga Resa (45), Draganic in Karlovac area (35), Zagreb (35), Karlovac (25), and in Zbjeg in Pleternica area (20).

Outside Croatia

At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (3), Switzerland (1), Australia (1), New Zealand (1), the United Kingdom (1), Argentina (1), and to Chile (1).
Family name Biličić (including: Bilicic , Bilicich , Belicic and Belichick ) is present in 10 countries on four continents. The family name "Bilicic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Chile , and some 60 people in Canada. "Bilicich " is used by some 200 people in Argentina and small number in the United States. "Belicic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mijo Biličić, Branko Biličić, Andrija Biličić, Luki Biličić, Irena Biličić, Darko Biličić, Vicko Biličić, Nikola Biličić, Dennis Biličić, Nataša Biličić, Jurica Biličić, Nada Biličić, Draženka Biličić, Damir Biličić, Anica Biličić, Dražen Biličić, Mato Biličić, Dobrila Biličić, Ivona Biličić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1516 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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