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Brkić is a Croatian surname. According to one of the theories it comes from the village of Klobuk near Ljubuški. The surname Brkić comes from brko "a man with a big mustache".

The surname Brkić is very widespread, regardless of area, nationality or religious affiliation.

About 5,200 Brkićs live in Croatia today in 2,200 households. In the middle of the last century, there were approximately 3,100 of them, so their number has increased by 70 percent. They are present in all Croatian counties, in 105 cities and 457 smaller settlements, mostly in Zagreb (1285), Zadar (240), Osijek (205), Split (140) and Vinkovci (135). In Kruševo in the City of Obrovac, every tenth resident had the surname Brkić.

Famous Brkićs

 * Ante Brkić (1988. – ), Croatian chess player
 * Ciprijan Brkić (1868. – 1945.), Croatian writer
 * Franjo Brkić (1937. – 2008.), Croatian politician
 * Hrvoje Brkić (1983. - ), Croatian physicist
 * Ivan Brkić (glumac) (1960. – 2015.), Croatian actor
 * Ivan Brkić (nogometaš) (1995. – ), Croatian goalkeeper
 * Josip Brkić (1974. – ), politician
 * Josip Brkić (1887. – 1959.), Croatian polititian
 * Krešimir Brkić (1981. – ), Croatian football player
 * Marijan Brkić (1962. – ), Croatian musician
 * Milenko Brkić (1944. – ), Croatian politician from BiH