In Croatia, Pločić families are Croats by relative majority (from Dubrovnik ), less frequently Serbs, and rarely Bosniaks (from East Herzegovine ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in East Herzegovina (Ljubinje area). In Žabica in East Herzegovina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Pločić.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Pločić live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only five naselja i to in Dubrovnik (15), Glina (<5), Majski Trtnik (<5), Petrinja (<5), and in Nova Mokosica (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Pločić (including: Plocic , Plocich ) is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Plocic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Plocich " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.