Surname Šepić in modern Croatia

Šepić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Pazin area , rarely Italians (from Buje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb. In Novaki Motovunski in Pazin area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Šepić.

Prevalence

About 510 people with faimily name Šepić live in Croatia today, in 230 households. There were 670 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 32 cities and 47 other places, mostly in Rijeka (90), Zagreb (45), Rukavac in Opatija area (25), Opatija (25), and in Matulji in Opatija area (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 17 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (9), Germany (3), France (2), Australia (1), Belgium (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Šepić (including: Sepic , Sepich , Sepici , Shepich , Sheppick , Shepic , Seppich , Schepici and Scherpich ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Sepic " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 200 in Italy , and some 50 people in Germany. "Sepich " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 200 in Argentina , and some 90 people in Italy. "Shepic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Amir Šepić, Tomislav Šepić, Ivica Šepić, Dražena Šepić, Tea Šepić, Nenad Šepić, Ljiljana Šepić, Tatjana Šepić, Dunja Šepić, Robert Šepić, Margarita Šepić, Dean Šepić, Valter Šepić, Darija Šepić, Katica Šepić, Igor Šepić, Lojdi Šepić, Hrvoje Šepić, Sladjana Šepić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1692 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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