Surname Dukić in modern Croatia

Dukić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area. According to some sources they are from Kastav area, rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj area and in Zadar. In Košute in Sinj area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Dukić.

Prevalence

About 1900 people with faimily name Dukić live in Croatia today, in 810 households. There were 1800 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 64 cities and 131 other places, mostly in Kosute in Sinj area (305), Zagreb (275), Zadar (220), Rijeka (105), and in Split (65).

Outside Croatia

At least 35 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (10), Germany (6), Sweden (5), Austria (5), Australia (3), France (2), Canada (2), the United Kingdom (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Dukić (including: Dukic , Dukich , Ducas , Duckic , Ducic , Ducass , Ducich , Duchnick , Dukitsch and Duchich ) is present in 51 countries worldwide. The family name "Dukic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 80 people in Austria. "Dukich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Ducic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Predrag Dukić, Ivan Dukić, Branimir Dukić, Eduard Dukić, Gordana Dukić, Dalibor Dukić, Darko Dukić, Andrea Dukić, Branko Dukić, Snježana Dukić, Davor Dukić, Damir Dukić, Vladimir Dukić, Walter Dukić, Slavko Dukić, Josip Dukić, Tomislav Dukić, Jadranka Dukić, Zoran Dukić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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