Surname Stipeč in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Stipeč families are almost entirely Croats (from Novi Vinodolski area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Skradin and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Stipeč live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than tripled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Bribir in Novi Vinodolski area (10), Selce (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Palit on the Island of Rab (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Stipeč (including: Stipec , Stipech , Stippec , Stipeck , Stipeche and Stypeck ) is present in 8 countries on four continents. The family name "Stipec " is used by some 100 people in South Africa , small number in Canada , and small number of people in the United States. "Stipech " is used by some 100 people in Argentina and about 80 in the United States. "Stippec " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Stipeč, Snježana Stipeč, Vladimir Stipeč, Vlado Stipeč, Karlo Stipeč, Vlatka Stipeč, Katica Stipeč, Ivan Stipeč, Zlatan Stipeč, Dario Stipeč, Melita Stipeč, Antonija Stipeč, Marija Stipeč, Dragan Stipeč, Miroslav Stipeč, Svjetlana Stipeč, Željko Stipeč, Antonio Stipeč, Marijan Stipeč

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1678 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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