Surname Peterčić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Peterčić families are generally Croats (from Petrinja area ), rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Slovenia.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Peterčić live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Lekenik in Petrinja area (<5), Scitarjevo (<5), Sesvete (<5), and in Sisak (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Peterčić is present in three countries on three continents. The family name "Petercic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Peterčić, Igor Peterčić, Jasmina Peterčić, Ivica Peterčić, Branka Peterčić, Ljubomir Peterčić, Sanja Peterčić, Goran Peterčić, Barica Peterčić, Dubravka Peterčić, Barbara Peterčić, Nada Peterčić, Milivoj Peterčić, Mira Peterčić, Jožef Peterčić, Krunoslav Peterčić, Silvestra Peterčić, Darko Peterčić, Boris Peterčić

Mentions in sources

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

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