Surname Peić in modern Croatia

Peić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Pleternica , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and Pleternica. In Sulkovci in Pleternica every seventh inhabitant had the family name Peić.

Prevalence

About 560 people with faimily name Peić live in Croatia today, in 230 households. There were 740 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 29 cities and 76 other places, mostly in Sulkovci (70), Zagreb (55), Pozega (30), Gradina in Virovitica area (25), and in Osijek (25).

Outside Croatia

At least 18 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (12), Australia (3), Austria (2), and to the United States (1).
Family name Peić (including: Peitsch , Peichl , Peich , Peick , Peics , Peicho , Peic , Peici , Peiche and Peichi ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. "Peich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Spain , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Peitsch " is used by some 700 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 80 people in Canada. "Peick " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in Colombia , small number of people in Denmark.

Characteristic first names

Mario Peić, Matko Peić, Branko Peić, Goran Peić, Koraljka Peić, Marko Peić, Kata Peić, Adriano Peić, Tamara Peić, Zvonko Peić, Ivan Peić, Mirko Peić, Stjepan Peić, Krešimir Peić, Biljana Peić, Ivica Peić, Ljubica Peić, Marin Peić, Franjo Peić

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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