Surname Starčević in modern Croatia

Starčević families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Gospic. According to some sources they are from Pazarista near Gospica, rarely Serbs from Knin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Gospic and Zagreb. In places Kalinovača , Veliki Žitnik and Donje Pazarište in Gospic every third inhabitant had the family name Starčević.

Prevalence

About 2400 people with faimily name Starčević live in Croatia today, in 1000 households. There were 2500 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 70 cities and 212 other places, mostly in Zagreb (465), Rijeka (265), Gospic (115), Kalinovaca (70), and in Lic in Kraljevica area (50).

Outside Croatia

At least 63 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (15), Germany (13), Australia (8), Argentina (6), Switzerland (6), Canada (5), France (4), Sweden (2), Belgium (1), Brazil (1), Norway (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Starčević (including: Starcevic , Starcevich and Starchevic ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. The family name "Starcevic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Germany , and some 90 people in Russian Federation. "Starcevich " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 200 in Australia , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Krešimir Starčević, Anton Starčević, Marko Starčević, Hrvoje Starčević, Dubravko Starčević, Franjo Starčević, Ivan Starčević, Boris Starčević, Ante Starčević, Kristina Starčević, Mirna Starčević, Kristijan Starčević, Mirta Starčević, Anđel Starčević, Gojko Starčević, Željko Starčević, Maja Starčević, Lazo Starčević, Karlo Starčević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over eighty times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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