Surname Sečić in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Sečić live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are only located in in 8 Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Draganic in Karlovac area (10), Zagreb (10), Slavonski Brod (<10), Velika Gorica (<5), and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Sečić (including: Secic , Secich , Secas , Sechnick and Secash ) is present in 15 countries on three continents. The family name "Secic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 60 in Norway , and some 50 people in Australia. "Secich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Sechnick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dora Sečić, Branko Sečić, Silvija Sečić, Zvonimir Sečić, Davor Sečić, Ksenija Sečić, Mirko Sečić, Janko Sečić, Olga Sečić, Anica Sečić, Gordana Sečić, Branka Sečić, Miljenko Sečić, Tamara Sečić, Ivan Sečić, Stanislav Sečić, Franjo Sečić, Boris Sečić, Ankica Sečić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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