Surname Čilić in modern Croatia

Čilić families are Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Citluk area) and in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area). In Međugorje in Herzegovina every seventh inhabitant had the family name Čilić.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Čilić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (85), Split (10), Vinkovci (10), Metkovic (<10), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čilić (including: Cilich , Cilic , Celic , Celich , Cilici , Cylich , Chilici , Csilics , Chilich and Cillick ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Cilic " is used by some 50 people in Moldova , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Romania. "Chilich " is used by few people in Russian Federation and few people in the United States. "Cillick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davor Čilić, Mate Čilić, Antun Čilić, Damir Čilić, Tomislav Čilić, Vesna Čilić, Lidija Čilić, Ante Čilić, Branko Čilić, Marija Čilić, Branislava Čilić, Dario Čilić, Višnja Čilić, Renato Čilić, Jure Čilić, Nikola Čilić, Marijo Čilić, Luka Čilić, Milenko Čilić

Mentions in sources

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

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