Surname Bocin in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bocin families are Croats (from Ivanic-Grad ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Ivanic-Grad.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Bocin live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Graberje Ivanicko (<5) and Greda Breska (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bocin (including: Bozin , Bochin , Bozhin , Bocchin , Bootzin , Botzin , Bozsin , Bocien and Bozien ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. "Bozin " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Botzin " is used by few people in the United States. "Bocien " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Bocin, Stjepan Bocin, Anica Bocin, Domagoj Bocin

Mentions in sources

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

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories