Surname Lupić in modern Croatia

Lupić families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Rab. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Rab and in Rijeka. In Ljeskovica in Western Bosnia every fourth inhabitant had the family name Lupić.

Prevalence

About 190 people with faimily name Lupić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Kampor on the Island of Rab (75), Zagreb (25), Veli Losinj on the Island of Losinj (15), Sesvete (<10), and in Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Australia (4) and the United States (3).
Family name Lupić (including: Lupic , Lupich , Hlupic , Lupick and Lupych ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Lupic " is used by small number of people in Canada , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia , small number of people in France , small number of people in Italy. "Lupich " is used by some 100 people in Ukraine , about 90 in Argentina , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Lupić, Josip Lupić, Zoran Lupić, Alojzije Lupić, Marijan Lupić, Mario Lupić, Petar Lupić, Ivica Lupić, Tanja Lupić, Marko Lupić, Mladen Lupić, Ana Lupić, Antun Lupić, Mato Lupić, Tatiana Lupić, Sandra Lupić, David Lupić, Vedran Lupić, Ankica Lupić

Mentions in sources

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

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