Surname Bucich in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bucich families are predominantly Croats (from Opatija area ), rarely Italians (from Bakr area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Bucich live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are only located in in one Croatian city and two other places, mostly in Rijeka (<5), Lovran in Opatija area (<5), and in Kostrena Sveta Lucija in Bakr area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Bucich (including: Bucicchia , Buchich , Buzich and Bucchich ) is present in 12 countries worldwide. The family name "Bucich " is used by some 400 people in Argentina , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Italy. "Bucicchia " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Lari Bucich, Bruno Bucich, Linda Bucich, Daniel Bucich, Eda Bucich, Adriana Bucich, Luka Bucich, Lara Bucich, Rosa Bucich, Andrea Bucich, Francesco Bucich, Gasparo Bucich, Gianfranco Bucich, Giovanna Bucich, Giovanni Bucich, Giuliana Bucich, Giuseppe Bucich, Giustina Bucich, Ivan Bucich

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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