Surname Božiković in modern Croatia

Božiković families are Croats and they are mostly from Solin area. According to some sources they are from the Island of Hvar (Svirca). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Solin area.

Prevalence

About 310 people with faimily name Božiković live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Podstrana in Solin area (160), Svirce on the Island of Hvar (35), Split (25), Zagreb (25), and in Jelsa on the Island of Hvar (25).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Argentina (2), Germany (1), the United States (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Božiković (including: Bozikovic , Bozickovic , Bozikovich , Bozicovich , Bozickovich and Bozichovich ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. "Bozikovich " is used by some 200 people in Argentina , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Bozickovic " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 70 in Canada , and small number of people in Australia. "Bozickovich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ljubomir Božiković, Anđelka Božiković, Marinko Božiković, Ivica Božiković, Zoran Božiković, Marko Božiković, Teo Božiković, Igor Božiković, Mladen Božiković, Tonći Božiković, Marijo Božiković, Nenad Božiković, Damir Božiković, Vesna Božiković, Ivo Božiković, Zdravko Božiković, Mario Božiković, Jasmina Božiković, Ina Božiković

Mentions in sources

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

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