Surname Višić in modern Croatia

Višić families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Drnis area. According to some sources they are from Koprna, rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Drnis area. In Koprno in Drnis area every third inhabitant had the family name Višić.

Prevalence

About 930 people with faimily name Višić live in Croatia today, in 390 households. There were 680 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 41 cities and 72 other places, mostly in Split (185), Zagreb (110), Zadar (90), Sibenik (55), and in Solin (45).

Outside Croatia

At least 20 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (8), the United States (7), South Africa (2), Germany (2), and to France (1).
Family name Višić (including: Visic , Visich , Visick , Visych , Vishnich , Vishnick , Vysich , Vishic , Vissich and Vissic ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Visic " is used by some 200 people in Australia , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Chile. "Visich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Ukraine , and some 90 people in Russian Federation. "Vissic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Višić, Vlado Višić, Jelena Višić, Filip Višić, Damir Višić, Magdalena Višić, Vinko Višić, Marija Višić, Robert Višić, Paško Višić, Željka Višić, Dinko Višić, Slavica Višić, Biserka Višić, Ivana Višić, Suzana Višić, Siniša Višić, Dijana Višić, Tonći Višić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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