Surname Vodička in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vodička families are generally Croats (from Pozega ), very rarely Czechs (from Lipik ), and barely Slovaks (also from Lipik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and Lipik.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Vodička live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Pozega (<10), Split (<10), Poljana (<5), and in Otocac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vodička (including: Vodicka , Wodicka , Woditschka , Vodichka and Wodiczka ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Vodicka " is used by some 2000 people in Czech Republic , about 600 in the United States , and some 100 people in Germany. "Wodicka " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 70 in Austria , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Vodička, Katarina Vodička, Krešimir Vodička, Martina Vodička, Štefanija Vodička, Branko Vodička, Damir Vodička, Ljiljana Vodička, Tonći Vodička, Toma Vodička, Slavko Vodička, Goran Vodička, Tomislav Vodička, Jovanka Vodička, Dragutin Vodička, Bosiljka Vodička, Mihaela Vodička, Željko Vodička, Dean Vodička

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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