Surname Vuičić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vuičić families are generally Croats (from Dubrovnik area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Vuičić live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Popovici in Dubrovnik area (10), Zagreb (<5), Karlovac (<5), Valpovo (<5), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vuičić (including: Vuicich , Vuicic , Wuitschick , Vuychich and Wuitschik ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Vuicic " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number of people in the United States. "Vuicich " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Wuitschick " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Paraguay.

Characteristic first names

Vlaho Vuičić, Jela Vuičić, Ankica Vuičić, Marijana Vuičić, Zoran Vuičić, Bernardin Vuičić, Marijo Vuičić, Dubravka Vuičić, Milko Vuičić, Vera Vuičić, Sanjica Vuičić, Suzana Vuičić, Davor Vuičić, Marija Vuičić, Ružica Vuičić, Vojka Vuičić, Stane Vuičić, Katarina Vuičić, Luka Vuičić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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