Surname Stojić in modern Croatia

Stojić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Grude area) and in Herzegovina (Mostar area). In Dragičina in Herzegovina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Stojić.

Prevalence

About 950 people with faimily name Stojić live in Croatia today, in 410 households. There were 620 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 65 cities and 96 other places, mostly in Zagreb (230), Osijek (40), Djakovo (25), Ljubac in Nin area (25), and in Rijeka (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 18 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (9), the United States (4), France (2), Austria (1), Australia (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Stojić (including: Stojic , Stajic , Stajich , Stoyich , Stojich and Stayich ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Stojic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 70 people in Australia. "Stojich " is used by few people in the United States. "Stajic " is used by some 100 people in Germany , about 100 in Russian Federation , and some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Biserka Stojić, Aneta Stojić, Slaven Stojić, Petar Stojić, Anto Stojić, Tihomir Stojić, Milan Stojić, Jozo Stojić, Mile Stojić, Milenko Stojić, Ivan Stojić, Mirko Stojić, Saša Stojić, Davor Stojić, Bernard Stojić, Miladinka Stojić, Dajana Stojić, Željka Stojić, Darko Stojić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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