Surname Božićević in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Božićević families are Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and Zagreb. In Bežđeđe in East Herzegovina nearly every inhabitant had the family name Božićević.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Božićević live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Ogulin (<5), Skradnik in Ogulin area (<5), Stari Mikanovci in Djakovo area (<5), and in Slunj (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Božićević (including: Bozicevic , Bozicevich and Bozhichevich ) is present in 13 countries on four continents. The family name "Bozicevic " is used by some 400 people in Ethiopia , about 400 in Germany , and some 300 people in the United States. "Bozicevich " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Spain.

Characteristic first names

Kristina Božićević, Jasna Božićević, Dubravka Božićević, Milena Božićević, Marijana Božićević, Tea Božićević, Frano Božićević, Ivan Božićević, Božić Božićević, Matij Božićević, Jadranka Božićević, Maša Božićević, Jelena Božićević, Nikolina Božićević, Tomislav Božićević, Mato Božićević, Marina Božićević, Dino Božićević, Blaženka Božićević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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