Surname Sančić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Sančić families are Croats (from Duga Resa area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Duga Resa area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Sančić live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Gornje Stative (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sančić (including: Sancic , Santschi , Santschy , Sancas , Sanchick and Sanchic ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Sancic " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Sanchic " is used by few people in the United States. "Santschi " is used by some 400 people in Switzerland , about 300 in the United States , and some 60 people in France.

Characteristic first names

Biljana Sančić, Josip Sančić, Katarina Sančić, Vlado Sančić, Marko Sančić, Marin Sančić, Ana Sančić, Franca Sančić, Ivan Sančić, Jaga Sančić, Juro Sančić, Mijo Sančić, Stjepan Sančić, Viktor Sančić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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