Surname Lečić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lečić families are mainly Croats (from Dubrovnik ), rarely Serbs, and very rarely Montenegrins (from Pljevlja, Montenegro ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Lečić live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (20), Zagreb (10), Beli Manastir (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Rozat (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lečić (including: Lechich , Lecich , Lecic , Lechic , Leckich , Letschin , Lechnick , Lechtick , Lehchich and Letschnig ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. "Lechich " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Leckich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Letschin " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Goran Lečić, Radomir Lečić, Vlaho Lečić, Marko Lečić, Milisav Lečić, Jasna Lečić, Milanka Lečić, Krsto Lečić, Željko Lečić, Milan Lečić, Ivana Lečić, Mladen Lečić, Darija Lečić, Negoslava Lečić, Dario Lečić, Mihajlo Lečić, Mišo Lečić, Zoja Lečić, Zoran Lečić

Mentions in sources

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

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