Surname Šopić in modern Croatia

Šopić families are Croats and they are mostly from Benkovac. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Šopić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zadar (30), Rastevic (20), Nadin (10), Rijeka (<10), and in Podlug (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šopić (including: Sopic , Sopich , Schopick , Shkopich , Sopyc , Soppick , Shopic and Sopych ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Sopic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 70 in Japan , and small number of people in Canada. "Shopic " is used by few people in the United States. "Soppick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Gordana Šopić, Branko Šopić, Željko Šopić, Josip Šopić, Ivica Šopić, Mirko Šopić, Ante Šopić, Nedjeljka Šopić, Luka Šopić, Biljana Šopić, Davorka Šopić, Mario Šopić, Mate Šopić, Milena Šopić, Šime Šopić, Đenka Šopić, Karolina Šopić, Sanjin Šopić, Denis Šopić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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