Surname Orčić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Orčić families are generally Croats (from Backa, Vojvodina ), very rarely Hungarians (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Backa, Vojvodina and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Orčić live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Slavonski Brod (10), Rijeka (<10), Zadar (<5), and in Glavina Gornja (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Orčić (including: Orcic , Horcas , Ortscheid , Horcic , Horcick , Ortscheit and Orcas ) is present in 14 countries worldwide. "Ortscheid " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 60 people in France. "Orcas " is used by few people in Canada and few people in the United States. "Horcick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Saša Orčić, Branislav Orčić, Aleksandra Orčić, Željka Orčić, Daniel Orčić, Zoran Orčić, Igor Orčić, Blaženka Orčić, Antun Orčić, Sabina Orčić, Nesto Orčić, Jakov Orčić, Katarina Orčić, Dino Orčić, Marko Orčić, Nestor Orčić, Danica Orčić, Lidija Orčić, Štefica Orčić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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