Croatian Heraldry

Adam S. Eterovich

VUCETIC--VUCETICH

Vucetich is very common in the Karlovac district and also in Slavonia. It is found in all parts of Croatia. Vucica is a she-wolf and vucad is a young wolf. Vucetich probably finds its root in wolf as this was very common in most European languages.

Paul Vucetich was granted a coat of arms on April 29, 1652. The arms are filed in the Croatian Archives in Zagreb. Paul Vucetich was a military chieftan. A Major Vucetich was also granted arms in 1790 and these are filed in the State Archives in Zabreb.

Michael Vucetich voted as an American citizen in 1871 in San Jose, California. He said he was from Dalmatia. Nikola Vucetich married a French girl in the goldfields of California in the 1860's, he voted as a citizen in 1879 at the age of 48.

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.