In Croatia, Udovicich families are generally Italians (from Novigrad ), rarely Croats (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Novigrad.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Udovicich live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Rijeka (<5), Novigrad (<5), and in Buzinija (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Udovicich is present in 7 countries on four continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1742 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.