Surname Bogić in modern Croatia

Bogić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Kastela area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Jajce area) and in Kastela area. In places Lupnica and Barevo in Middle Bosnia every tenth inhabitant had the family name Bogić.

Prevalence

About 290 people with faimily name Bogić live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 28 cities and 35 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Kastel Stari (35), Kastel Novi (20), Divojevici in Kastela area (15), and in Split (10).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Austria (2), Germany (1), Sweden (1), Australia (1), the United States (1), and to France (1).
Family name Bogić (including: Bogic , Boghici , Bogich , Boghich and Boogich ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Bogic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number in France. "Bogich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Boghici " is used by some 500 people in Romania , about 60 in Italy , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branka Bogić, Ivo Bogić, Zlatko Bogić, Valentino Bogić, Ivica Bogić, Milan Bogić, Stoja Bogić, Dean Bogić, Suzana Bogić, Ojdana Bogić, Ines Bogić, Anto Bogić, Zoran Bogić, Dejan Bogić, Mijo Bogić, Ante Bogić, Marija Bogić, Josip Bogić, Ilija Bogić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1705 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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