Surname Bolić in modern Croatia

Bolić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Biograd na Moru area , often Serbs, very rarely Bosniaks (from Cazinska Krajina Region, Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina area and in Zadar. In Gornji Meljani in Slatina area every second inhabitant had the family name Bolić.

Prevalence

About 430 people with faimily name Bolić live in Croatia today, in 190 households. There were 510 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 33 cities and 41 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Rijeka (45), Posedarje in Zadar area (45), Turanj in Biograd na moru area (25), and in Osijek (25).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bolić (including: Bolic , Bolich , Bolick , Bollich , Boliche , Bolici , Bollici , Bollick and Bolych ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. The family name "Bolic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Australia , and small number of people in Indonesia. "Bolich " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 100 in Germany , and small number of people in Turkey. "Bolick " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 70 in Japan , and small number of people in Egypt.

Characteristic first names

Jole Bolić, Milan Bolić, Gorana Bolić, Celestina Bolić, Valentino Bolić, Tito Bolić, Leda Bolić, Vjekoslav Bolić, Joco Bolić, Marin Bolić, Irena Bolić, Alvin Bolić, Zdravko Bolić, Tanja Bolić, Anita Bolić, Marko Bolić, Vesna Bolić, Vlaho Bolić, Slobodan Bolić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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