Can anyone tell me the background on the surname Hecimovic? My immediate family and many others that I'm in contact with came to the US from the Perusic area around 1907. If "ovic" means "son of" or a clan designation, then what is the origin of "Hecim"? Is Ecimovic a cultural variation of Hecimovic or a distinctly different surname? Are there other variations on the spelling of Hecimovic which are generally recognized in Croatia? Are there specific regions of Croatia associated with this name other than Perusic? I've heard there is a town or place named Hecimovic after the many Hecimovic who lived there. Is this a family legend? Amongst those of us in the US who are comparing notes, we have recognized certain distinctive traits or physical aspects in common. Are there distinctive profiles that are recognized for members of this group or region in Croatia? Also, my great grandfather was called something like Cico, (Cheecho). Can anyone tell me something about this? Thank You, Doug Harlan

"Doug H." wrote: > > Can anyone tell me the background on the surname Hecimovic? My immediate > family and many others that I'm in contact with came to the US from the > Perusic area around 1907. > > If "ovic" means "son of" or a clan designation, then what is the origin of > "Hecim"? > > Is Ecimovic a cultural variation of Hecimovic or a distinctly different > surname? > > Are there other variations on the spelling of Hecimovic which are generally > recognized in Croatia? > > Are there specific regions of Croatia associated with this name other than > Perusic? > > I've heard there is a town or place named Hecimovic after the many Hecimovic > who lived there. Is this a family legend? > > Amongst those of us in the US who are comparing notes, we have recognized > certain distinctive traits or physical aspects in common. Are there > distinctive profiles that are recognized for members of this group or region > in Croatia? > > Also, my great grandfather was called something like Cico, (Cheecho). Can > anyone tell me something about this? > > Thank You, Doug Harlan Perus^ic' is located 85 miles SSW of Zagreb in Lic^ko z^upanija (county) The Croatian telephone directory lists 95 surnames Hec'imovic' under this county, including 36 surnames listed under Perus^ic'. The directory also lists 184 surnames Hec^imovic' under Zagreb. This is perhaps two variations of surname ? Hec'imovic' Hec^imovic' Some Croatian characters (letters) employ diacritic-accent marks . v c pronounced as " ch " in English word ch-urch. c' pronounced as " ch " in English word ch-eap. The angular c' is used when c is the last letter in a Croatian surname. I expect that the letter H was left out of the spelling of name Ecimovic. Rare to see a surname beginning with a vowel. Rare for a place name to begin Heci ? 50 surnames Hecimovic emigrated to U.S. via Ellis Island 1892-1924. Some were from Perus^ic', Croatia. Some were from Bukovac. There are 3 place names Bukovac located in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A Hasanovic is located in Bosnia, 24 miles from Sarajevo. Over 150 surnames Hecimovic are listed in the U.S. telephone white pages. Since the surname may be from various places in Croatia and/or elsewhere ?, short of DNA testing, similar physical characteristics won't prove any relationship. v Frank Kurcina