Grgić is a Croatian surname, a

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

derived from the given name Grga or

Grgur Grgur ( sr-cyr, Гргур) is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name, a variant of Greek ''Grēgorios'' (, la, Gregorius, English: Gregory) meaning "watchful, alert". It has been used in Serbian society since the Middle Ages. It may refer to: * G ...

('' Gregory''). It is the most common surname in the

Požega-Slavonia County Požega-Slavonia County ( hr, Požeško-slavonska županija ) is a Croatian county in western Slavonia. Its capital is Požega. Its population was 78,034 at the 2011 census. Alongside the City of Zagreb and Bjelovar-Bilogora County, it is one ...

in Croatia, and among the most frequently found surnames in two other counties. Common in

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, it is also found in

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

and

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. About 7500 people with family name Grgić live in Croatia today, family name Grgić (including: Grgic, Grgich, Gergich, Gergics, Gergick, Ghergich, Gergic and Gergicz) is present in 32 countries worldwide.Surname Grgić @ Acta Croatica
/ref> Notable people with last name Grgić: * Berislav Grgić (b. 1960), Norwegian Catholic bishop from Bosnia * Brent Grgic (b. 1979), Australian footballer * Ilija Grgic (b. 1972), Australian Footballer * Goran Grgić (b. 1965), Croatian actor * Marko Grgić (b. 1987), Croatian footballer * Miljenko Grgić (b. 1923), Croatian-American winemaker * Stipe Bačelić-Grgić (b. 1988), Croatian footballer * Velimir Grgić (b. 1978), Croatian footballer * Zlatko Grgić (1931-1988), Croatian animator

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