Surname Božajić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Božajić families are Croats (from Dugi (Long) Island ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on Dugi, Long Island. In Dragove on Dugi (Long) Island every tenth inhabitant had the family name Božajić.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Božajić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zadar (40), Sibenik (<10), Zagreb (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Petrcane (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (4) and France (1).
Family name Božajić is present in three countries on two continents. The family name "Bozajic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zrinka Božajić, Marijana Božajić, Renata Božajić, Tomislav Božajić, Danijel Božajić, Marijan Božajić, Marina Božajić, Marin Božajić, Davor Božajić, Smiljana Božajić, Franko Božajić, Ivo Božajić, Denis Božajić, Vasilija Božajić, Anđelo Božajić, Nera Božajić, Petar Božajić, Ante Božajić, Dragan Božajić

Mentions in sources

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

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