Surname Palčić in modern Croatia

Palčić families are Croats and they are mostly from Samobor. According to some sources they are from Pavucnjak near Jastrebarsko. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Samobor. In places Pavučnjak and Drežnik Podokićki in Samobor every sixth inhabitant had the family name Palčić.

Prevalence

About 540 people with faimily name Palčić live in Croatia today, in 240 households. There were 520 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 32 cities and 42 other places, mostly in Zagreb (95), Pavucnjak (60), in Pag (50) and Novalja (45) on the Island of Pag, and in Sesvete (15).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (4), Argentina (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Palčić (including: Palcic , Palcich , Palchick and Paltschik ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Palcic " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 90 in Italy , and small number of people in Canada. "Palcich " is used by some 70 people in Italy , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Palchick " is used by some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ljerka Palčić, Iva Palčić, Ivan Palčić, Juraj Palčić, Franči Palčić, Ivo Palčić, Željko Palčić, Romana Palčić, Ivica Palčić, Vlado Palčić, Ilija Palčić, Ljiljana Palčić, Marina Palčić, Zlatko Palčić, Branka Palčić, Ungar Palčić, Nikola Palčić, Jakov Palčić, Hrvoje Palčić

Mentions in sources

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

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