Jakačić families are Croats and they are mostly from Slavonski Brod area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod area and in Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Jakačić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties and 8 other places, mostly in Sibinj in Slavonski Brod area (30), Pican in Pazin area (15), Rijeka (<10), Jakacina Mala in Slavonski Brod area (<10), and in Matulji in Opatija area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Jakačić is present in four countries on three continents. The family name "Jakacic " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.