Surname Čaić in modern Croatia

Čaić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Nova Gradiska area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and Nova Gradiska. In Madžari in Sisak every fifth inhabitant had the family name Čaić.

Prevalence

About 260 people with faimily name Čaić live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 25 other places, mostly in Madzari (40), Zagreb (30), Vrbje in Nova Gradiska area (25), Sisak (25), and in Bosnjaci in Zupanja area (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čaić (including: Caic , Chaichi , Caiche , Caicho , Chaich , Caici , Chaic , Caich , Chaicha and Cahic ) is present in 35 countries worldwide. "Chaic " is used by few people in the United States. "Chaich " is used by small number of people in Algeria and small number in the United States. "Cahic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdeslav Čaić, Ilija Čaić, Krešimir Čaić, Milan Čaić, Tomislav Čaić, Josip Čaić, Igor Čaić, Domagoj Čaić, Branimir Čaić, Ivan Čaić, Zlatko Čaić, Dario Čaić, Sanja Čaić, Zdenko Čaić, Borislav Čaić, Andreja Čaić, Bojana Čaić, Ljubica Čaić, Višnja Čaić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1769 in source 18th Century Census.

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