Surname Peći in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Peći families are generally Croats (from Pozega ), very rarely Hungarians (from Daruvar area ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and in Tuzla Region, Bosnia (Tuzla area). In Kuzmica in Pleternica every fourtieth inhabitant had the family name Peći.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Peći live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and four other places, mostly in Pozega (15), Osijek (<5), Govedje Polje in Daruvar area (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Vinkovci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Peći (including: Peci , Pezzi , Pechi , Pecci , Pechie , Pecsi , Petschi , Pecki , Pecih and Peczi ) is present in 64 countries worldwide. "Pechie " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Pecsi " is used by some 300 people in Hungary and about 100 in the United States. "Peczi " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Slavko Peći, Tea Peći, Igor Peći, Nera Peći, Ivan Peći, Lenka Peći, Stjepan Peći, Josip Peći, Jadranka Peći, Dubravka Peći, Krešimir Peći, Dijana Peći, Darko Peći, Željko Peći, Mario Peći, Daliborka Peći, Davor Peći, Mihovil Peći, Lucija Peći

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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