Surname Blažić in modern Croatia

Blažić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 720 people with faimily name Blažić live in Croatia today, in 320 households. There were 1200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 38 cities and 68 other places, mostly in Zagreb (155), Rijeka (90), Hrscevani in Imotski area (40), Zapresic (35), and in Davor in Nova Gradiska area (30).

Outside Croatia

At least 39 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (15), Germany (5), Argentina (4), Australia (4), the United Kingdom (3), France (2), Sweden (2), Switzerland (1), Venezuela (1), Chile (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Blažić (including: Blazic , Blazich and Blazick ) is present in 8 countries on three continents. The family name "Blazic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 60 in Austria , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Blazich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Korea (South) , and small number of people in Italy. "Blazick " is used by some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jasmina Blažić, Dubravka Blažić, Mislav Blažić, Martina Blažić, Krešimir Blažić, Helena Blažić, Aldino Blažić, Ante Blažić, Igor Blažić, Kristian Blažić, Zvjezdana Blažić, Ivica Blažić, Mirjana Blažić, Dejan Blažić, Marijana Blažić, Neven Blažić, Sergio Blažić, Milan Blažić, Bojan Blažić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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