Surname Škopić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Škopić families are mainly Croats (from the Island of Ugljan ), equally Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Skender Vakuf area) and in Zagreb. In Imljani in Middle Bosnia every seventh inhabitant had the family name Škopić.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Škopić live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located and four other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Srijedska in Bjelovar area (<10), Ugljan on the Island of Ugljan (<10), Berek in Cazma area (<10), and in Bjelovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Škopić (including: Skopich , Skopic , Shkopich , Skopych , Schopick , Scopick , Skopick and Skopiec ) is present in 18 countries on four continents. The family name "Skopic " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Skopick " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Schopick " is used by some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Škopić, Bojan Škopić, Tatjana Škopić, Vicko Škopić, Marko Škopić, Mihaela Škopić, Nedjeljko Škopić, Mario Škopić, Andreja Škopić, Dalibor Škopić, Sanela Škopić, Denis Škopić, Milenko Škopić, Željka Škopić, Zoran Škopić, Sredo Škopić, Jagoda Škopić, Simeuna Škopić, Marija Škopić

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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