Surname Piccinich in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Piccinich families are Croats (from the Island of Losinj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Losinj.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Piccinich live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Susak on the Island of Losinj (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (11) and Australia (1).
Family name Piccinich is present in five countries on four continents. The family name "Piccinich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 70 in Japan , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Đan Piccinich, Zvjezdana Piccinich, Anna Piccinich, Antonia Piccinich, Antonio Piccinich, Domenica Piccinich, Domeniko Piccinich, Giacomina Piccinich, Gianantonio Piccinich, Gilbert Piccinich, Giovanni Piccinich, Ivan Piccinich, John Piccinich, Josip Piccinich, Maria Piccinich, Matea Piccinich, Mattea Piccinich, Milena Piccinich, Nicolo Piccinich

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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