Vujčić (

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: Вујчић; ; ) is a surname. According to

Jovan Cvijić Jovan Cvijić ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Цвијић, ; 1865 – 16 January 1927) was a Serbs, Serbian geographer, Ethnology, ethnologist, university professor and academic. He was the president of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, S ...

and

Jovan Erdeljanović Jovan Erdeljanović (11 November 1874 – 12 February 1944) was a Serbian and Yugoslav ethnologist. Biography Jovan Erdeljanović was born in Pančevo, Austria-Hungary. He studied at the universities of Vienna, Berlin, Leipzig and Prague. In 19 ...

, until the first appearance of the

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Vuk Karadžić Vuk Stefanović Karadžić ( sr-Cyrl, Вук Стефановић Караџић, ; 6 November 1787 (26 October OS)7 February 1864) was a Serbian philologist, anthropologist and linguist. He was one of the most important reformers of the moder ...

in 1867, the surname was referred to as Vuičić. At the turn of the 20th century, some registered the name as

Vujičić Vujičić () is a Serbian surname, a patronymic derived from ''Vujič'' or ''Vujica'', hypocoristics of the given name ''Vuk'' (meaning "wolf"). It is borne by ethnic Serbs., It is one of numerous surnames derived from the root ''Vuk''. It is prese ...

while others as Vujčić hence today's two separate last names. Karadžić used the

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as a borrowed letter from the

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. The first Vujčić is mentioned in the year 1518 around Serbia's capital

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. The first mention of the Vujčić family as a tribe is in 1541 in the

nahija A nāḥiyah ( , plural ''nawāḥī'' ), also nahiyeh, nahiya or nahia, is a regional or local type of administrative division that usually consists of a number of villages or sometimes smaller towns. In Tajikistan, it is a second-level divisi ...

of Zmijanje near

Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city in Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is the tr ...

where even today there are people with this surname. After this, there were migrations to Herzegovina, Montenegro then to Raška and

Sjenica Sjenica ( sr-cyr, Сјеница, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia, on the vast Sjenica- Pešter plateau and geographically located in the central part of Sandžak. The population of the municip ...

. After the

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in 1809, fearing revenge from the

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, the Vujčićs followed

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for the then-empty

Šumadija Šumadija ( sr-Cyrl, Шумадија, ) is a geographical region in the central part of Serbia. The area used to be heavily covered with forests, hence the name (from ''šuma'' 'forest'). The city of Kragujevac is the administrative center of t ...

. Karađorđe himself decided who of them would live in which area. Serbs have been documented in

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from as early as the year 1600 as

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(''graničari''). There the surname Vuičić was also documented. The first Vujčić family in Croatia hails from the village of Kusonje. The surname also has roots from the

Morača The Morača ( cnr-Cyrl, Морача, ) is a major river in Montenegro that originates in the northern region in Kolašin Municipality under Mount Rzača. It meanders southwards for before emptying into Lake Skadar. Its drainage basin covers ...

canyon in

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where the surname shares kinship (''svojta'') with the surnames Đalović,

Radović Radović () is a common surname in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. It is sometimes spelled Radovic in English and is related to the German version Radowitz, Romanian Radovici and Hungarian Radovics. People whose last name is ...

and Femić. In 2010,

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-based

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newspaper ''Vesti'' reported that the first Vujčić appeared in 1790 in

Čurug Čurug (; ) is a village located in the municipality of Žabalj, Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 8,166 inhabitants (as of 2011 census). It is the ...

and in

Gospođinci Gospođinci (; ) is a village in the municipality of Žabalj, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 3,896 (2002 census). Name ...

in 1852.

Notable Vujčićs

Nikola Vujčić Nikola Vujčić (born 14 June 1978) is a Croatian former professional basketball player, and the current general manager (basketball), team manager of the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv. During his playing career, he played ...

(born 1956), Serbian poet *

Prvoslav Vujčić Prvoslav Vujcic ( sr-Cyrl, Првослав Вујчић, ; born 20 July 1960) is a Serbian Canadian writer, poet, translator, columnist and aphorist. He has been described as one of the most prominent writers of Serbian origin.''Migrating Memor ...

(born 1960), Serbian Canadian author *

Zoran Vujčić Zoran Vujčić (born 1 October 1961) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a forward. During his club career he played for Hajduk, Solin, Cibalia, Rijeka, Levante and Zadar Zadar ( , ), historically known as Zara (from Venetian ...

(born 1961), Croatian footballer *

Boris Vujčić Boris Vujčić (; born 2 June 1964) is a Croatian economist, university professor, and the Governor of the Croatian National Bank, a position he has held since 2012. Early life Vujčić graduated from the Zagreb Faculty of Economics in 1988, wh ...

(born 1964), Croatian bank governor *

(born 1978), Croatian basketball player and team manager of

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Stephan Vujčić Stephan Vujčić (; born 3 January 1986) is a German professional footballer who most recently played for USC Paloma. Career Vujčić was born in Hamburg. He has previously played for the youth team of Hamburger SV and in senior career he pla ...

(born 1986), German footballer of Croatian descent * Daniel Vujčić (born 1995), Slovenian footballer * Nikša Vujčić (born 1998), Serbian footballer

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Poreklo prezimena Vujičić (Poreklo, 14 February 2012)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vujcic Surnames of Serbian origin Surnames of Croatian origin

Notable Vujčićs

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