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 (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

derived from the given name Grga or Grgur ('' Gregory''). It is the most common surname in the Požega-Slavonia County in Croatia, and among the most frequently found surnames in two other counties. Common in

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, it is also found in

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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 (born 1960), Norwegian Catholic bishop from Bosnia * Brent Grgic (born 1979), Australian footballer * Ilija Grgic (born 1972), Australian Footballer * Goran Grgić (born 1965), Croatian actor * Marko Grgić (footballer) (born 1987), Croatian footballer * Miljenko Grgić (born 1923), Croatian-American winemaker * Stipe Bačelić-Grgić (born 1988), Croatian footballer * Velimir Grgić (born 1978), Croatian footballer * Zlatko Grgić (1931–1988), Croatian animator

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grgic Surnames of Croatian origin Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names

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