Surname Hilić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hilić families are Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on Peljesac Peninsula and in Split.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Hilić live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Kuna Peljeska on the Peljesac peninsula (<10), Split (<5), Dubrovnik (<5), Potomje on the Peljesac peninsula (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hilić (including: Hilic , Hellich , Helici , Hillick , Hylick , Helich , Hellick , Chilici , Helic and Helick ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. "Hillick " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Hellick " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Helic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nikola Hilić, Draga Hilić, Zrinka Hilić, Egon Hilić, Loreta Hilić, Vojislav Hilić, Anđelka Hilić, Elvira Hilić, Gorana Hilić, Rasim Hilić, Emir Hilić, Alen Hilić, Baldo Hilić, Fahrudin Hilić, Anela Hilić, Roko Hilić, Lucija Hilić, Eman Hilić, Toni Hilić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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