Surname Pecić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pecić families are predominantly Croats (from Samobor ), rarely Serbs, and barely Bosniaks (from Herzegovine ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo and Garesnica.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Pecić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Borovo in Vukovar area (15), Zagreb (<10), Samobor (<10), Omis (<10), and in Gradac in Ploce area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pecić (including: Pezic , Pecic , Pezhich , Pezick , Peezick , Pezich and Pecich ) is present in 23 countries on four continents. The family name "Pecic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Austria , and small number of people in Germany. "Pecich " is used by few people in the United States. "Pezic " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Pecić, Borislav Pecić, Tomislav Pecić, Vinka Pecić, Muhidin Pecić, Igor Pecić, Josip Pecić, Radin Pecić, Doris Pecić, Darko Pecić, Mile Pecić, Jakov Pecić, Ivan Pecić, Miloš Pecić, Branka Pecić, Edita Pecić, Željka Pecić, Fani Pecić, Marko Pecić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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