Surname Picinić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Picinić families are almost entirely Croats (from the Island of Losinj ), very rarely Italians (also 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

About 40 people with faimily name Picinić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Susak (30) and Mali Losinj (15) on the Island of Losinj, Rijeka (<5), and in Veli Losinj (<5) and Nerezine (<5) on the Island of Losinj.

Outside Croatia

At least 106 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (92), Australia (6), Switzerland (5), France (2), and to New Zealand (1).
Family name Picinić (including: Picinic , Picinich , Piccinich and Piccinic ) is present in 7 countries on four continents. The family name "Picinic " is used by some 900 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Canada. "Picinich " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 70 in Italy , and small number of people in Australia. "Piccinic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Picinić, Joško Picinić, Anton Picinić, Sandra Picinić, Đeni Picinić, Antica Picinić, Ivan Picinić, Stefano Picinić, Jure Picinić, Nikola Picinić, Marija Picinić, Igor Picinić, Alfredo Picinić, Marijan Picinić, Dinka Picinić, Agata Picinić, Antonija Picinić, Mate Picinić, Frančeska Picinić

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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