Surname Simčić in modern Croatia

Simčić families are Croats and they are mostly from Opatija area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Opatija area. In Škalnica in Opatija area every second inhabitant had the family name Simčić.

Prevalence

About 350 people with faimily name Simčić live in Croatia today, in 160 households. There were 510 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 32 other places, mostly in Rijeka (125), and in Skalnica (65), Sapjane (40), Lipa (30) and Klana (25) in Opatija area.

Outside Croatia

At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (5), the United States (2), Germany (1), and to France (1).
Family name Simčić (including: Simcic , Simchich , Simcich , Simchick , Shimchick and Simcick ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Simcic " is used by some 1000 people in Argentina , about 700 in the United States , and some 400 people in Italy. "Simcich " is used by some 90 people in Argentina , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Australia. "Simcick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Simčić, Silvano Simčić, Mirko Simčić, Josip Simčić, Milan Simčić, Zoran Simčić, Katica Simčić, Dušanka Simčić, Daria Simčić, Marin Simčić, Alenka Simčić, Saša Simčić, Alma Simčić, Tina Simčić, Edi Simčić, Vesna Simčić, Gorica Simčić, Karmen Simčić, Roland Simčić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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