Surname Boić in modern Croatia

Boić families are Croats and they are mostly from Pleternica area. According to some sources they are from Senja. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Pleternica area.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Boić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Banovci in Pleternica area (15), Karlovac (10), Zabok (<10), and in Slavonski Brod (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Canada (2) and the United States (1).
Family name Boić (including: Boich , Boichuk , Boichev , Boiche , Bohic , Boicha , Boic , Boick , Boici and Boichu ) is present in 37 countries worldwide. The family name "Boic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Boich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Mauritania. "Boick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirko Boić, Vitomir Boić, Teodor Boić, Dražen Boić, Fedor Boić, Božidar Boić, Mario Boić, Dubravka Boić, Željko Boić, Suzana Boić, Karmen Boić, Marko Boić, Sanda Boić, Dinko Boić, Viktor Boić, Ranko Boić, Bojan Boić, Sandra Boić, Zoran Boić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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