Surname Petković in modern Croatia

Petković families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Korcula. According to some sources they are from Varazdin, Novog Marofa or Vrpolje near Sibenik, less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and Zagreb. In Vrpolje in Sibenik every third inhabitant had the family name Petković.

Prevalence

About 2700 people with faimily name Petković live in Croatia today, in 1200 households. There were 2200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 84 cities and 244 other places, mostly in Zagreb (440), Sibenik (205), Blato on the Island of Korcula (120), Rijeka (110), and in Pula (90).

Outside Croatia

At least 53 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (19), Germany (12), the United States (11), Switzerland (5), the United Kingdom (3), Norway (1), Austria (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Petković (including: Petkovic , Petkovich , Petcovici , Petkowicz , Petkovics , Petcovic , Petkovitsch , Petkovych , Petcovich and Petkowich ) is present in 60 countries worldwide. The family name "Petkovic " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 500 in Germany , and some 300 people in Russian Federation. "Petkovich " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 200 in Russian Federation , and some 90 people in Moldova. "Petcovic " is used by some 90 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Andrino Petković, Rajko Petković, Iskra Petković, Marija Petković, Branka Petković, Zeno Petković, Milena Petković, Giorgie Petković, Mario Petković, Stanko Petković, Vlado Petković, Dobrinka Petković, Ivan Petković, Zdenka Petković, Milovan Petković, Davor Petković, Mladen Petković, Duško Petković, Joško Petković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over seventy times, the first time 1689 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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