Surname Kavčić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kavčić families are generally Croats (from Ivanic-Grad area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Slovenia.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Kavčić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Rijeka (<10), Starcevljani in Bjelovar area (<10), Zadar (<5), and in Pazin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kavčić (including: Kavcic , Cavcic , Kavcich and Kavchich ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Kavcic " is used by some 200 people in Canada , about 100 in Argentina , and some 70 people in the United States. "Kavcich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Cavcic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Kavčić, Dubravko Kavčić, Suzana Kavčić, Marina Kavčić, Hrvoje Kavčić, Dragan Kavčić, Špela Kavčić, Dušan Kavčić, Marijana Kavčić, Walter Kavčić, Vladimir Kavčić, Damir Kavčić, Mirjana Kavčić, Boris Kavčić, Aleksandar Kavčić, Nada Kavčić, Ana Kavčić, Jasminka Kavčić, Marija Kavčić

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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