Surname Špičko in modern Croatia

Špičko families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava and in Jastrebarsko area. In Očura in Lepoglava every eighth inhabitant had the family name Špičko.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Špičko live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Ocura (15), Lepoglava (15), Varazdin (10), Crna Draga in Jastrebarsko area (<10), and in Bjelovar (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Špičko (including: Spicko , Shpichko , Spichko , Spiczko , Shpychko and Shipichko ) is present in 18 countries on four continents. The family name "Spicko " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Latvia.

Characteristic first names

Jelena Špičko, Vinko Špičko, Nenad Špičko, Bojana Špičko, Jasna Špičko, Juraj Špičko, Slavko Špičko, Miroslav Špičko, Krunoslav Špičko, Tomislav Špičko, Senija Špičko, Renata Špičko, Mario Špičko, Ninoslav Špičko, Cvetko Špičko, Božidar Špičko, Dajana Špičko, Sanja Špičko, Josip Špičko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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