Surname Pavčić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pavčić families are generally Croats (from Hrvatska Kostajnica ), rarely Slovenes (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area) and in Hrvatska Kostajnica.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Pavčić live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and another small place , mostly in Rijeka (<5), Vinkovci (<5), Slavonski Brod (<5), Hrvatska Kostajnica (<5), and in Dubrovnik (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pavčić is present in five countries on three continents. The family name "Pavcic " is used by few people in Australia , few people in Canada , and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branka Pavčić, Julijana Pavčić, Dubravko Pavčić, Djordje Pavčić, Danijel Pavčić, Ana Pavčić, Petar Pavčić, Dragica Pavčić, Marija Pavčić, Borislava Pavčić, Tomislav Pavčić, Saša Pavčić, Martina Pavčić, Bojana Pavčić, Franjo Pavčić, Ane Pavčić, Ivan Pavčić, Jela Pavčić, Jure Pavčić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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