Surname Vujčić in modern Croatia

Vujčić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Vrgorac. According to some sources they are from Dubrovnik area or from Herzegovina, they are less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vrgorac and Imotsko. In places Duge Njive and Orah in Vrgorac every fourth inhabitant had the family name Vujčić.

Prevalence

About 980 people with faimily name Vujčić live in Croatia today, in 440 households. There were 1100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 50 cities and 93 other places, mostly in Zagreb (120), Makarska (95), Split (75), Glavina Donja (65), and in Imotski (50).

Outside Croatia

At least 18 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (8), Australia (4), France (2), Canada (1), the United Kingdom (1), Austria (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Vujčić (including: Vujcich , Vuicich , Vujcic , Vuychich , Vuicic and Vuycic ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. "Vuycic " is used by few people in the United States. "Vuicich " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Vuicic " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Teo Vujčić, Mate Vujčić, Boris Vujčić, Dragutin Vujčić, Milan Vujčić, Danijela Vujčić, Ranko Vujčić, Zrinka Vujčić, Mirko Vujčić, Damir Vujčić, Zoran Vujčić, Vladimir Vujčić, Nikola Vujčić, Jovo Vujčić, Dražen Vujčić, Jasminka Vujčić, Tihana Vujčić, Ratko Vujčić, Martina Vujčić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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