Surname Botić in modern Croatia

Botić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Kastel Sucurac , barely Bosniaks (from Bosnian Krajina ) and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Zenica area) and in Split. In Labin in Trogir area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Botić.

Prevalence

About 610 people with faimily name Botić live in Croatia today, in 270 households. There were 340 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 38 cities and 45 other places, mostly in Kastel Novi (130), Kastel Stari (80), Split (75), Zagreb (70), and in Kastel Stafilic (45).

Outside Croatia

At least eight families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: France (2), Australia (2), Germany (2), the United States (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Botić (including: Botic , Botich , Botici , Bothwick , Bottici , Botych and Bothic ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Botic " is used by some 400 people in Spain , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in Romania. "Botich " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Bothic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marinka Botić, Jurica Botić, Marijan Botić, Ivan Botić, Tomislav Botić, Vedran Botić, Tina Botić, Irena Botić, Nikola Botić, Ante Botić, Josipa Botić, Danijel Botić, Mirjana Botić, Zdenko Botić, Zdravko Botić, Franka Botić, Katarina Botić, Zoran Botić, Tomislava Botić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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