Surname Božičević in modern Croatia

Božičević families are Croats and they are mostly from Ogulin area. According to some sources they are from Dalmatia area Bihac. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Ogulin area. In places Skradnik and Oštarije in Ogulin area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Božičević.

Prevalence

About 1400 people with faimily name Božičević live in Croatia today, in 650 households. There were 1500 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 55 cities and 113 other places, mostly in Zagreb (370), Ostarije in Ogulin area (105), Karlovac (70), Rijeka (60), and in Skradnik in Ogulin area (60).

Outside Croatia

Family name Božičević (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

Juraj Božičević, Josip Božičević, Vladimir Božičević, Gordan Božičević, Stjepan Božičević, Dubravko Božičević, Damir Božičević, Katarina Božičević, Zlatko Božičević, Ana Božičević, Ivana Božičević, Kata Božičević, Goran Božičević, Antun Božičević, Marija Božičević, Dorian Božičević, Jasna Božičević, Ivan Božičević, Hrvoje Božičević

Mentions in sources

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

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