Surname Bućo in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bućo families are Croats (from Middle Bosnia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Fojnica area) and in East Herzegovina (Gacko area). In Bakovići in Middle Bosnia every fourth inhabitant had the family name Bućo.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Bućo live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Omis (<10), Sljivosevci in Donji Miholjac area (<10), Zagreb (<5), Kupari in Dubrovnik area (<5), and in Lacici in Donji Miholjac area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bućo (including: Buco , Bucio , Buzzo , Bucko , Bucho , Buchko , Bucco , Buccio , Buchoo and Buczo ) is present in 76 countries worldwide. The family name "Buco " is used by some 4000 people in the Philippines , about 2000 in Angola , and some 800 people in the United States. "Bucho " is used by some 200 people in Portugal , about 100 in the United States , and some 70 people in Spain. "Bucio " is used by some 10000 people in Mexico , about 1000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in the Philippines.

Characteristic first names

Alen Bućo, Julijana Bućo, Tihomir Bućo, Aiša Bućo, Mira Bućo, Ante Bućo, Snežana Bućo, Nevenka Bućo, Dagma Bućo, Igor Bućo, Stjepan Bućo, Vjekoslav Bućo, Mudžavid Bućo, Oljica Bućo, Lorenco Bućo, Sonja Bućo, Sofija Bućo, Karla Bućo, Mara Bućo

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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