Surname Oguić in modern Croatia

Oguić families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Pag. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Pag and in Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Oguić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and another small place , mostly in Pag on the Island of Pag (55), Rijeka (15), Zagreb (<10), Strazanac in Daruvar area (<10), and in Pula (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (3), France (2), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Oguić (including: Oguich , Oguic ) is present in 6 countries on four continents. "Oguich " is used by small number of people in Argentina and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Romano Oguić, Borko Oguić, Dubravko Oguić, Hana Oguić, Elda Oguić, Toni Oguić, Igor Oguić, Marija Oguić, Kolinda Oguić, Natalija Oguić, Natali Oguić, Jure Oguić, Caroline Oguić, Gordana Oguić, Ines Oguić, Marica Oguić, Dolores Oguić, Tomislav Oguić, Dubravka Oguić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1931 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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