Surname Sopić in modern Croatia

Sopić families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdinske Toplice. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdinske Toplice and Samobor. In Tuhovec in Varazdinske Toplice every sixth inhabitant had the family name Sopić.

Prevalence

About 270 people with faimily name Sopić live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 240 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 25 other places, mostly in Tuhovec (55), Zagreb (50), Sveti Martin Pod Okicem (20), Valpovo (15), and in Sisak (15).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), Germany (2), and to Austria (2).
Family name Sopić (including: Sopic , Sopich , Sopyc , Soppick , Sopicih , Sopiecha and Sopych ) is present in 17 countries worldwide. The family name "Sopic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 70 in Japan , and small number of people in Canada. "Sopiecha " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Soppick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Sopić, Darko Sopić, Amra Sopić, Zvjezdan Sopić, Josip Sopić, Antun Sopić, Jasenka Sopić, Marija Sopić, Željko Sopić, Petar Sopić, Ivan Sopić, Siniša Sopić, Marina Sopić, Danijel Sopić, Stjepan Sopić, Nedeljko Sopić, Tomo Sopić, Melita Sopić, Marko Sopić

Mentions in sources

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

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