In Croatia, Carcich families are Croats (from the Island of Losinj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Losinj.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Carcich live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Pula (<5) and Cunski on the Island of Losinj (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least 21 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (16), Canada (4), and to Australia (1). Family name Carcich is present in five countries on three continents. The family name "Carcich " is used by some 400 people in the United States , small number in Italy , and small number of people in Australia , small number of people in Canada.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.