Surname Vrcić in modern Croatia

Vrcić families are Croats and they are mostly from Sibenik. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area). In places Podine and Konjevrate in Sibenik every eighth inhabitant had the family name Vrcić.

Prevalence

About 250 people with faimily name Vrcić live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Sibenik (115), Zagreb (15), Split (10), Podine (10), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vrcić (including: Vrcic , Vrzic , Verchick , Verchich , Verzic , Vercic , Vrcich and Vrzich ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Vrcic " is used by some 100 people in Argentina , about 90 in the United States , and small number of people in Sweden. "Vrcich " is used by few people in the United States. "Vrzic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number in Switzerland.

Characteristic first names

Nediljko Vrcić, Kristina Vrcić, Ivanka Vrcić, Josip Vrcić, Mirko Vrcić, Jurica Vrcić, Gabrijel Vrcić, Ivan Vrcić, Vladimir Vrcić, Mijo Vrcić, Marica Vrcić, Nataša Vrcić, Marko Vrcić, Branko Vrcić, Siniša Vrcić, Zorka Vrcić, Zdravko Vrcić, Mira Vrcić, Ojdana Vrcić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1842 in source Catholic Church Parish Records 1842.

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