Sikirica families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area , often Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Sinj. In Jabuka in Sinj area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Sikirica.
Prevalence
About 270 people with faimily name Sikirica live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 320 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 28 other places, mostly in Split (70), Karlovac (30), Zagreb (25), Jabuka in Sinj area (20), and in Brstanovo in Solin area (20).
Outside Croatia
At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), Austria (1), Sweden (1), and to the United States (1). Family name Sikirica is present in 7 countries on two continents. The family name "Sikirica " is used by some 100 people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
