Surname Veljačić in modern Croatia

Veljačić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Crikvenica , less frequently Bosniaks (from Bosnian Posavina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb. In Čikule in Bosanian Posavina every second inhabitant had the family name Veljačić.

Prevalence

About 190 people with faimily name Veljačić live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Rijeka (40), Crikvenica (35), Pula (20), Bribir in Novi Vinodolski area (20), and in Split (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 11 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (10) and Argentina (1).
Family name Veljačić (including: Veljacic , Veljacich and Vegliacich ) is present in 14 countries worldwide. The family name "Veljacic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 70 in Canada , and small number of people in Zimbabwe. "Vegliacich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zoran Veljačić, Miranda Veljačić, Petar Veljačić, Dražen Veljačić, Ronald Veljačić, Zvonimir Veljačić, Tomica Veljačić, Vilma Veljačić, Nermin Veljačić, Milan Veljačić, Enisa Veljačić, Draženka Veljačić, Oliver Veljačić, Julija Veljačić, Nenad Veljačić, Davor Veljačić, Mihajla Veljačić, Zemka Veljačić, Edin Veljačić

Mentions in sources

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

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