Croatian Heraldry

Adam S. Eterovich

ADAMIC---ADAMICH

Adamic or the son of Adam is found at Markus-Breg, Zlatar, Pofuki, Krizevci and Zagreb, Croatia in substantial numbers. Adamich is fairly common and also found in most areas of Croatia.

Arms were granted to the brothers Louis and Andrea Adamich on June 24,1834 by King Franz I at Vienna. This family came from Rijeka and had consuls, ship captains and a street named after them.

The colors of arms are blue for the horizontal lines, gold for the dots and silver for the white.

An Adamich was a soldier of the fighting 69th Division, U.S. Army in WW 1. John Adamich was a bartender and seaman on the steamer Constantine out of San Francisco in the 1870's; he was a citizen and voted in 1875. Joseph Adamich married Maria Sikora in San Francisco at the Slavonian-Croatian Church In 1903. He was a tailor. Andrew Adamich was a citizen and voted In the 1890's in San Francisco.

Courtesy of the Croatian Genealogical and Heraldic Society, 2527 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos, California, 94070. Phone: 650-592-1190; E-Mail croatians@aol.com; Web www.croatians.com. Adam S. Eterovich.