Surname Bruči in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bruči families are almost entirely Croats (from Novi Marof area ), very rarely Macedonians (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Novi Marof area. In Bisag in Novi Marof area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Bruči.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Bruči live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Bisag in Novi Marof area (<10), Karlovac (<5), Porec (<5), and in Podvorec in Novi Marof area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bruči (including: Bruci , Bruzzi , Bruchi , Brucki , Brucy , Brutschi , Brucci , Brucchi , Brucie and Bruchie ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. The family name "Bruci " is used by some 500 people in Albania , about 500 in Italy , and some 70 people in the United States. "Bruchi " is used by some 300 people in Italy , small number in Argentina , and small number of people in the United States. "Brucki " is used by some 400 people in Poland , about 200 in the United States , and some 80 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Bruči, Goran Bruči, Rudolf Bruči, Zdenka Bruči, Eugen Bruči, Ivica Bruči, Željko Bruči, Dragutin Bruči, Amalija Bruči, Miroslav Bruči, Irena Bruči, Mirica Bruči, Mladen Bruči, Lidija Bruči, Manuela Bruči, Iva Bruči, Olga Bruči, Marija Bruči, Anka Bruči

Mentions in sources

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

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