Surname Smirčić in modern Croatia

Smirčić families are Croats and they are mostly from Zadar. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Rijeka. In Premuda in Zadar every fourth inhabitant had the family name Smirčić.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Smirčić live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Zadar (30), Premuda (25), Rijeka (20), Zagreb (20), and in Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (15).

Outside Croatia

At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (6), Australia (3), Argentina (2), and to Germany (1).
Family name Smirčić (including: Smircic , Smircich ) is present in 12 countries on four continents. The family name "Smircic " is used by some 100 people in Argentina , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Chile. "Smircich " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Uruguay.

Characteristic first names

Božo Smirčić, Goran Smirčić, Jurica Smirčić, Dinko Smirčić, Ante Smirčić, Nina Smirčić, Mariaelena Smirčić, Nikola Smirčić, Leri Smirčić, Mirjana Smirčić, Igor Smirčić, Eva Smirčić, Davorin Smirčić, Suzana Smirčić, Sonja Smirčić, Josip Smirčić, Robert Smirčić, Sanja Smirčić, Antonio Smirčić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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