Surname Bulić in modern Croatia

Bulić families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area , barely Serbs and Bosniaks (from Cazinska Krajina Region, Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Sinj area. In Gornje Ogorje in Sinj area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Bulić.

Prevalence

About 1800 people with faimily name Bulić live in Croatia today, in 710 households. There were 1300 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 68 cities and 122 other places, mostly in Split (405), Zagreb (295), Zadar (140), Tugare (140), and in Solin (70).

Outside Croatia

At least 21 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (6), Australia (5), France (2), Germany (2), Norway (1), the United Kingdom (1), Chile (1), Canada (1), Austria (1), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Bulić (including: Bulic , Bulich , Bulicz , Bullick , Bullich , Bulick , Bulych , Bulichi , Bulici and Buliche ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. The family name "Bulic " is used by some 700 people in Germany , about 500 in the Philippines , and some 200 people in the United States. "Bulich " is used by some 500 people in Ukraine , about 500 in Russian Federation , and some 300 people in the United States. "Bulicz " is used by some 300 people in Poland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Senka Bulić, Niko Bulić, Oriano Bulić, Marinko Bulić, Branimir Bulić, Nada Bulić, Šime Bulić, Maruška Bulić, Sergej Bulić, Krešimir Bulić, Jeronim Bulić, Luka Bulić, Zoran Bulić, Vladimir Bulić, Vana Bulić, Branka Bulić, Mate Bulić, Nataša Bulić, Davor Bulić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1689 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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