Surname Lukić in modern Croatia

Lukić families are often Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina. According to some sources they are from Velebit mountain area or Benkovac area (Lukici), and rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Brcko area) and in Middle Bosnia (Kakanj area). In places Strupina , Klanac and Suha in Middle Bosnia every fourth inhabitant had the family name Lukić.

Prevalence

About 4700 people with faimily name Lukić live in Croatia today, in 2000 households. There were 3000 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 103 cities and 449 other places, mostly in Zagreb (785), Rijeka (200), Osijek (195), Slavonski Brod (130), and in Borovo in Vukovar area (120).

Outside Croatia

At least 109 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (50), Austria (18), Australia (9), Switzerland (9), the United States (8), the United Kingdom (6), Sweden (3), Canada (2), France (2), South Africa (1), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Lukić (including: Lucic , Lukic , Lukich , Lucich , Lukitsch , Luchici , Luchich , Luchnick , Lukichv and Luckic ) is present in 169 countries worldwide. The family name "Lukic " is used by some 800 people in Germany , about 700 in the United States , and some 300 people in Russian Federation. "Lukich " is used by some 400 people in Russian Federation , about 300 in the United States , and some 90 people in Ukraine. "Lukitsch " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Tatjana Lukić, Tomislav Lukić, Renato Lukić, Borislav Lukić, Josip Lukić, Željko Lukić, Branko Lukić, Nenad Lukić, Zorislav Lukić, Gordana Lukić, Darko Lukić, Ivo Lukić, Mirko Lukić, Aleksandar Lukić, Marko Lukić, Dubravka Lukić, Igor Lukić, Marica Lukić, Anita Lukić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over a hundred times, the first time 1516 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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