Surname Denčić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Denčić families are mainly Croats (from Vukovar ), less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Serbia and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Denčić live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Vukovar (<10), Zagreb (<5), Ivanja Reka (<5), Slavonski Brod (<5), and in Dalj in Vinkovci area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Denčić (including: Dencic , Denchic , Dencas , Denchick and Denchich ) is present in 14 countries on three continents. "Denchick " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tihomir Denčić, Slavka Denčić, Ivan Denčić, Gorana Denčić, Branimir Denčić, Srbislav Denčić, Vesna Denčić, Vlastimir Denčić, Ivana Denčić, Božidar Denčić, Jovica Denčić, Aleksandar Denčić, Janja Denčić, Nada Denčić, Nedeljko Denčić, Ljubomir Denčić, Bora Denčić, Dušanka Denčić, Aleksandra Denčić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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