Surname Borčić in modern Croatia

Borčić families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Vis , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 420 people with faimily name Borčić live in Croatia today, in 230 households. There were 580 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 29 cities and 46 other places, mostly in Zagreb (105), Split (60), Rijeka (55), Komiza on the Island of Vis (35), and in Karlovac (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 22 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (10), Sweden (4), Australia (3), Germany (3), the Netherlands (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Borčić (including: Borcic , Borcich , Borchichi , Borchick , Borchich and Borcas ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Borcic " is used by some 100 people in Peru , about 80 in the United States , and some 60 people in Canada. "Borcich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Argentina. "Borchich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josipa Borčić, Vojslav Borčić, Željko Borčić, Veronika Borčić, Dražen Borčić, Nikolina Borčić, Ljubica Borčić, Berislav Borčić, Dragan Borčić, Toni Borčić, Vuk Borčić, Davorin Borčić, Anela Borčić, Mario Borčić, Zoran Borčić, Vigor Borčić, Suzana Borčić, Nenad Borčić, Goran Borčić

Mentions in sources

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

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