Surname Smolić in modern Croatia

Smolić families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Zadar area (Sukosan), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Zadar area. In Debeljak in Zadar area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Smolić.

Prevalence

About 920 people with faimily name Smolić live in Croatia today, in 390 households. There were 710 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 36 cities and 57 other places, mostly in Debeljak in Zadar area (230), Zagreb (100), Sukosan in Zadar area (80), Zadar (75), and in Sibenik (65).

Outside Croatia

At least 18 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (10), the United States (4), Germany (2), France (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Smolić (including: Smolic , Smolich , Smolicz , Smollich , Smolick , Smolych , Smolitsch and Smolicha ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. The family name "Smolic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 70 in Chile , and some 60 people in Australia. "Smolich " is used by some 300 people in Belarus , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in Russian Federation. "Smolicz " is used by some 400 people in Poland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Great Britain.

Characteristic first names

Mirjana Smolić, Marija Smolić, Tomislav Smolić, Martina Smolić, Robert Smolić, Darko Smolić, Blanka Smolić, Vesna Smolić, Boris Smolić, Davor Smolić, Smiljana Smolić, Teo Smolić, Zoran Smolić, Branko Smolić, Goran Smolić, Josip Smolić, Dean Smolić, Nikola Smolić, Filip Smolić

Mentions in sources

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

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