Surname Polić in modern Croatia

Polić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Solin area , rarely Bosniaks (from middle Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Herzegovina (Posusje area). In Vir in Herzegovina every ninth inhabitant had the family name Polić.

Prevalence

About 1200 people with faimily name Polić live in Croatia today, in 530 households. There were 1200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 46 cities and 93 other places, mostly in Zagreb (210), Split (175), Rijeka (145), Hreljin (105), and in Sibenik (40).

Outside Croatia

At least 47 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (32), Germany (5), Australia (3), the United Kingdom (2), France (2), the Netherlands (1), Spain (1), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Polić (including: Polich , Polic , Policht , Polick , Politsch , Policha , Poliche , Policz , Polici and Polizz ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. "Polich " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 300 in Argentina , and some 200 people in Sudan. "Politsch " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the Philippines. "Polizz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Stojan Polić, Tamara Polić, Milan Polić, Željko Polić, Marijo Polić, Alen Polić, Bojan Polić, Rajka Polić, Zvonko Polić, Sanjin Polić, Jasminka Polić, Mario Polić, Ante Polić, Ivan Polić, Branka Polić, Denis Polić, Jelena Polić, Neven Polić, Vladimir Polić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over a hundred times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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