Surname Lipić in modern Croatia

Lipić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Prelog. According to some sources they are from Oporovec in Medjimurje, rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Prelog and Cakovec.

Prevalence

About 230 people with faimily name Lipić live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 41 other places, mostly in Draskovec (25), Zagreb (20), Rijeka (20), Cukovec (15), and in Sveta Marija in Prelog area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lipić (including: Lipiec , Lipich , Lipic , Lippitsch , Lippich , Lipics , Lipych , Lippick and Lypych ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Lipic " is used by some 70 people in the United States , about 60 in Germany , and small number of people in Canada. "Lipich " is used by some 300 people in Ukraine , about 200 in Russian Federation , and some 80 people in the United States. "Lipiec " is used by some 6000 people in Poland , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Dražen Lipić, Bogdan Lipić, Krunoslav Lipić, Darko Lipić, Mirjana Lipić, Zdravko Lipić, Zoran Lipić, Kristijan Lipić, Vjekoslav Lipić, Damir Lipić, Marlen Lipić, Nikola Lipić, Marina Lipić, Radomirka Lipić, Marija Lipić, Franjo Lipić, Jovan Lipić, Josip Lipić, Goran Lipić

Mentions in sources

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.

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