Surname Modic in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Modic families are almost entirely Croats (from Zupanja area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Ozalj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zupanja area and in Vinkovci area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Modic live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Bosnjaci in Zupanja area (20), Split (<10), Osijek (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Golesi Zumberacki (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Modic (including: Moditz , Modich and Modiz ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Modic " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 90 people in Argentina. "Modiz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Moditz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Milivoj Modic, Davor Modic, Janja Modic, Krunoslav Modic, Ivan Modic, Josip Modic, Mirjana Modic, Jurij Modic, Sonja Modic, Dragan Modic, Branko Modic, Marija Modic, Đurđica Modic, Maša Modic, Samo Modic, Mato Modic, Katarina Modic, Silvana Modic, Jožef Modic

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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