Surname Gačina in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gačina families are Croats (from Trogir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Trogir area. In Marina in Trogir area every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Gačina.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Gačina live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Split (<10), Zadar (<10), Marina in Trogir area (<10), Samobor (<5), and in Krapinske Toplice in Krapina area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gačina (including: Gachina , Gazzina , Gacina , Gachkina , Gachurina , Gacchina and Gachmina ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Gacina " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in France. "Gacchina " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Kristijan Gačina, Nenad Gačina, Julija Gačina, Korana Gačina, Dragan Gačina, Ljubica Gačina, Zorica Gačina, Željko Gačina, Ana Gačina, Miona Gačina, Jerko Gačina, Gordan Gačina, Ljubomir Gačina, Vinka Gačina, Cvita Gačina, Lidija Gačina, Blaženka Gačina, Manda Gačina, Jozo Gačina

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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