Surname Gracin in modern Croatia

Gracin families are Croats and they are mostly from Sibenik area (Vadalj). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and in Sibenik area. In Vadalj in Sibenik area nearly every inhabitant had the family name Gracin.

Prevalence

About 660 people with faimily name Gracin live in Croatia today, in 300 households. There were 330 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 27 other places, mostly in Zagreb (240), Split (95), Sibenik (90), and in Primosten (75) and Vadalj (45) in Sibenik area.

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), the United States (2), and to Spain (1).
Family name Gracin (including: Gracien , Grazin , Grazhin , Grachin and Grazien ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Gracin " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Sweden , and small number of people in France. "Grazin " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Grazien " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Viktor Gracin, Anđelko Gracin, Sonja Gracin, Zdravko Gracin, Leo Gracin, Juraj Gracin, Josip Gracin, Davor Gracin, Vlasta Gracin, Jerica Gracin, Srećko Gracin, Petra Gracin, Darko Gracin, Slobodan Gracin, Anamarija Gracin, Roko Gracin, Kristina Gracin, Ivica Gracin, Dragan Gracin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1938 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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