Surname Gvojić in modern Croatia

Gvojić families are predominantly Serbs and they are mostly from Virovitica area , less frequently Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica and in Virovitica area. In Naudovac in Virovitica area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Gvojić.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Gvojić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 21 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Brnjavac in Glina area (<10), Virovitica (<10), Markusica in Vinkovci area (<10), and in Naudovac in Virovitica area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (3), the United Kingdom (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Gvojić (including: Gvojic , Gvoyich ) is present in five countries on two continents. "Gvoyich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Danica Gvojić, Jelka Gvojić, Danijela Gvojić, Zdravka Gvojić, Svetlana Gvojić, Dalibor Gvojić, Joso Gvojić, Jasna Gvojić, Ines Gvojić, Biljana Gvojić, Nikola Gvojić, Dragutin Gvojić, Darinka Gvojić, Branislav Gvojić, Dubravko Gvojić, Marko Gvojić, Ana Gvojić, Sreto Gvojić, Borivoj Gvojić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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