Surname Dadić in modern Croatia

Dadić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Middle Bosnia (Tesanj area). In Velika Milešina in Sinj area every third inhabitant had the family name Dadić.

Prevalence

About 1200 people with faimily name Dadić live in Croatia today, in 490 households. There were 710 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 52 cities and 90 other places, mostly in Split (360), Zagreb (145), Zadar (60), Dubrovnik (55), and in Solin (45).

Outside Croatia

At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (4), France (2), the United States (2), Australia (2), and to Canada (2).
Family name Dadić (including: Dadic , Dadhich , Dadich , Dadhichi , Dadhic , Dhadich , Dhadhich , Dadhicha , Daadhich and Dadichi ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Dadic " is used by some 200 people in South Africa , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Bangladesh. "Dadich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Italy , and small number of people in Algeria. "Dadhich " is used by some 500 people in Myanmar , about 400 in Nepal , and some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Dadić, Borislav Dadić, Majda Dadić, Tonći Dadić, Marija Dadić, Joško Dadić, Marinko Dadić, Danica Dadić, Neven Dadić, Tajana Dadić, Gordana Dadić, Senka Dadić, Žarko Dadić, Goran Dadić, Željko Dadić, Ljiljan Dadić, Miroslav Dadić, Andrija Dadić, Vlado Dadić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1825 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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