Surname Bučković in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bučković families are almost entirely Croats (from Opatija area ), very rarely Slovenes (also from Opatija area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Opatija area. In Male Mune in Opatija area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Bučković.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Bučković live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 5 other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), in Male Mune (<10) and Jurdani (<5) in Opatija area, Opatija (<5), and in Vele Mune in Opatija area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Australia (4) and the United States (1).
Family name Bučković (including: Buckovic , Buchkovich , Buckovich and Buckowich ) is present in 11 countries on three continents. The family name "Buckovic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Germany. "Buckovich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Buchkovich " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Henrik Bučković, Davor Bučković, Martina Bučković, Zvjezdana Bučković, Marina Bučković, Mladen Bučković, Robi Bučković, Ingrid Bučković, Gordana Bučković, Dragan Bučković, Jelena Bučković, Josip Bučković, Katarina Bučković, Darko Bučković, Olga Bučković, Željko Bučković, Draga Bučković, Miho Bučković, Ivan Bučković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1943 in source Directorium ARCHI-DIOECESI ZAGREBIENSI.

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