Surname Guić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Guić families are almost entirely Croats (from the Island of Brac ), barely Italians (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and on the Island of Brac. In Milna on the Island of Brac every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Guić.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Guić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and another small place , mostly in Split (25), Zagreb (<10), Supetar on the Island of Brac (<10), Rijeka (<5), and in Senj (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Guić (including: Guic , Guichon , Guicho , Guich , Guiche , Guicha , Guick , Guichu , Guicci and Guichi ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. "Guich " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Guichu " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Guichet " is used by some 1000 people in France , about 900 in Cameroon , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Stjepan Guić, Juraj Guić, Vinko Guić, Ivo Guić, Hela Guić, Jure Guić, Bosiljka Guić, Luana Guić, Tonći Guić, Sanja Guić, Dražen Guić, Srđana Guić, Zvonimir Guić, Tomica Guić, Marijo Guić, Nikica Guić, Andrija Guić, Mirjana Guić, Ivan Guić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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