Surname Olić in modern Croatia

Olić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Nova Gradiska area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska area and in Zadar. In Vlašići on the Island of Pag every eighth inhabitant had the family name Olić.

Prevalence

About 320 people with faimily name Olić live in Croatia today, in 150 households. There were 190 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 16 cities and 22 other places, mostly in Davor in Nova Gradiska area (80), Zadar (50), Zagreb (25), Rijeka (25), and in Vir in Nin area (25).

Outside Croatia

At least 23 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (12), Australia (10), and to Germany (1).
Family name Olić (including: Olic , Oliech , Olich , Olick , Olichon , Ollick , Olichev , Ollic , Olitsch and Olichny ) is present in 69 countries worldwide. The family name "Olic " is used by some 300 people in Czech Republic , about 200 in the United States , and some 90 people in Indonesia. "Olich " is used by some 200 people in Indonesia , about 100 in Russian Federation , and some 70 people in the United States. "Olick " is used by some 600 people in Kenya , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Indonesia.

Characteristic first names

Radojka Olić, Zlatko Olić, Momir Olić, Miroslav Olić, Pero Olić, Željka Olić, Igor Olić, Ante Olić, Dragan Olić, Suzana Olić, Ljiljana Olić, Saša Olić, Tomislav Olić, Ivan Olić, Anka Olić, Boris Olić, Marija Olić, Bojan Olić, Dunja Olić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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