Surname Picić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Picić families are generally Croats (from Zadar ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on Dugi, Long Island.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Picić live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and another small place , mostly in Zadar (10) and Brela in Makarska area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Picić (including: Picicci , Picic , Picichè , Piccichè , Pizzichi , Picich , Pyzick , Pichick and Pizics ) is present in 10 countries on four continents. "Picich " is used by few people in the United States. "Picicci " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 80 in Italy , and small number of people in Canada. "Pichick " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Krešimir Picić, Sandra Picić, Dalibor Picić, Anita Picić, Matij Picić, Blanša Picić, Iva Picić, Miranda Picić, Rajko Picić, Ivanica Picić, Božidar Picić, Slaven Picić, Nataša Picić, Filip Picić, Kristina Picić, Hrvoje Picić, Josica Picić, Marijan Picić, Milena Picić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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