Surname Dragičević in modern Croatia

Dragičević families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Brac , less frequently Serbs from Obrovac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Rijeka. In Golubić in Obrovac every second inhabitant had the family name Dragičević.

Prevalence

About 2300 people with faimily name Dragičević live in Croatia today, in 1100 households. There were 2000 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 80 cities and 202 other places, mostly in Zagreb (265), Split (240), Rijeka (215), Supetar on the Island of Brac (130), and in Pozega (45).

Outside Croatia

At least 53 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (17), South Africa (10), Australia (9), Canada (6), France (4), the United States (3), Austria (2), Mexico (1), and to New Zealand (1).
Family name Dragičević (including: Dragicevich , Dragicevic and Dragichevich ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. The family name "Dragicevic " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 90 in the United States , and some 90 people in Chile. "Dragicevich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Australia , and some 80 people in New Zealand. "Dragichevich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Dragičević, Miroslav Dragičević, Viktor Dragičević, Ivan Dragičević, Dragan Dragičević, Marija Dragičević, Predrag Dragičević, Edvin Dragičević, Tibela Dragičević, Slobodan Dragičević, Dražen Dragičević, Damir Dragičević, Hrvoje Dragičević, Dario Dragičević, Marko Dragičević, Bruno Dragičević, Elizabeta Dragičević, Adolf Dragičević, Veselko Dragičević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1742 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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