Surname Lisica in modern Croatia

Lisica families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Zadar area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Split. In Bibinje in Zadar area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Lisica.

Prevalence

About 830 people with faimily name Lisica live in Croatia today, in 340 households. There were 600 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 25 cities and 25 other places, mostly in Bibinje in Zadar area (345), Zadar (105), Srinjine (100), Split (95), and in Zagreb (40).

Outside Croatia

At least 29 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (11), Australia (6), Germany (5), the Netherlands (2), Switzerland (2), Argentina (2), and to France (1).
Family name Lisica (including: Lisitza , Lysitza , Lisiza and Lissizza ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Lisica " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 400 in Poland , and some 200 people in Lithuania. "Lisitza " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 60 in Canada , and small number of people in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Dragutin Lisica, Goran Lisica, Karlo Lisica, Valter Lisica, Ljiljana Lisica, Ana Lisica, Jadranko Lisica, Krunoslav Lisica, Snježana Lisica, Marija Lisica, Nada Lisica, Ante Lisica, Krešimir Lisica, Zoran Lisica, Mladenko Lisica, Renata Lisica, Serđo Lisica, Anamarija Lisica, Bruno Lisica

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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