Surname Jančić in modern Croatia

Jančić families are often Croats and they are mostly from Zapresic area. According to some sources they are from Senj or Split, less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Ogulin area. In Trojvrh in Ogulin area every third inhabitant had the family name Jančić.

Prevalence

About 590 people with faimily name Jančić live in Croatia today, in 280 households. There were 800 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 38 cities and 68 other places, mostly in Zagreb (95), Rijeka (70), Velika Gorica (45), Karlovac (25), and in Prigorje Brdovecko in Zapresic area (20).

Outside Croatia

At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (4), the United States (3), the United Kingdom (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Jančić (including: Jancich , Jancic , Yancich , Iancic , Yanchich , Jantschgi , Jancsics , Yancic , Jantschi and Yanchic ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Jancic " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Argentina , and small number of people in Germany. "Jancich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Argentina , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Yancich " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Gordana Jančić, Žarko Jančić, Ervin Jančić, Frano Jančić, Dragutin Jančić, Iva Jančić, Stanko Jančić, Spasoje Jančić, Ankica Jančić, Zoran Jančić, Ana Jančić, Niko Jančić, Boris Jančić, Marica Jančić, Mario Jančić, Slavko Jančić, Ruža Jančić, Milivoj Jančić, Mamaja Jančić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1679 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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