Surname Blitvić in modern Croatia

Blitvić families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Korcula. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and on the Island of Korcula.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Blitvić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are only located in two Croatian cities and 8 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (20), in Cara (20) and Pupnat (20) on the Island of Korcula, Sparagovici on the Peljesac peninsula (<10), and in Korcula on the Island of Korcula (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Blitvić (including: Blitvic , Blitvich ) is present in 7 countries on three continents. "Blitvich " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in New Zealand.

Characteristic first names

Ante Blitvić, Andrija Blitvić, Snježana Blitvić, Pavao Blitvić, Živka Blitvić, Saša Blitvić, Lena Blitvić, Maria Blitvić, Mate Blitvić, Tonći Blitvić, Ivan Blitvić, Sloboda Blitvić, Kate Blitvić, Ljiljana Blitvić, Velimir Blitvić, Miho Blitvić, Antun Blitvić, Nikoleta Blitvić, Milena Blitvić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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