Surname Lupi in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lupi families are almost entirely Croats (from the Island of Hvar ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Hvar and in Split.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Lupi live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and threee other places, mostly in Stari Grad on the Island of Hvar (40), Rijeka (<10), Split (<10), Glavani in Bakr area (<10), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lupi (including: Luppi , Luppy , Lupie , Llupi , Lupy and Luphi ) is present in 67 countries worldwide. "Lupie " is used by some 90 people in Indonesia and small number in the United States. "Lupy " is used by some 50 people in Indonesia and small number in the United States. "Luppy " is used by some 100 people in Tanzania , about 60 in Brazil , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Darko Lupi, Magdalena Lupi, Dinko Lupi, Joško Lupi, Ante Lupi, Rino Lupi, Mihael Lupi, Vinko Lupi, Marino Lupi, Helena Lupi, Diana Lupi, Vilko Lupi, Marica Lupi, Ecija Lupi, Nikola Lupi, Teo Lupi, Matija Lupi, Jakov Lupi, Boren Lupi

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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