Surname Silić in modern Croatia

Silić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Korcula , barely Bosniaks (from Cazinska Krajina Region, Bosnia) and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Split. In Račišće on the Island of Korcula every seventh inhabitant had the family name Silić.

Prevalence

About 520 people with faimily name Silić live in Croatia today, in 230 households. There were 440 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 29 cities and 46 other places, mostly in Racisce on the Island of Korcula (85), Prisoje in Sinj area (65), Split (55), Rijeka (50), and in Zagreb (40).

Outside Croatia

Family name Silić (including: Silic , Silich , Silici , Sillick , Silych , Shilich , Silicz , Sillich , Silichi and Selici ) is present in 56 countries worldwide. The family name "Silic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Austria , and some 80 people in Australia. "Silicz " is used by small number of people in Argentina and small number of people in the United States. "Silici " is used by some 200 people in Turkey , small number in the United States , and small number of people in France.

Characteristic first names

Martina Silić, Nardi Silić, Ante Silić, Andreja Silić, Danijel Silić, Nikola Silić, Petar Silić, Zvonko Silić, Josip Silić, Mato Silić, Davor Silić, Teo Silić, Ivo Silić, Jelka Silić, Ariana Silić, Dalibor Silić, Ivana Silić, Danko Silić, Damir Silić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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