Surname Godić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Godić families are mainly Croats (from Slavonski Brod ), less frequently Serbs, and barely Hungarians (from Lipik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Slavonski Brod. In Utinja Vrelo in Duga Resa area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Godić.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Godić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Zivkovic Kosa in Duga Resa area (10), Slavonski Brod (<10), Cukur (<10), and in Karlovac (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Godić (including: Godic , Godich , Goodick , Godick , Godici , Goodich , Godych and Godicha ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Godic " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Godich " is used by some 90 people in the United States and small number in Russian Federation. "Godick " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Dražen Godić, Duško Godić, Plamenka Godić, Mićo Godić, Stjepan Godić, Željko Godić, Zoran Godić, Dalibor Godić, Miroslav Godić, Marko Godić, Zvonimir Godić, Mara Godić, Dobrivoje Godić, Irena Godić, Branko Godić, Vera Godić, Slađana Godić, Valenta Godić, Anastazija Godić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1931 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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