The family is known in Serbian sources as Buća,[1][2][3][4](Cyrillic: Бућа) but also as Bućić or Bučić.

[7] The family name seems to derive from the medieval name Buchius or Bucchius reported both in Dalmatia and earlier in various Italian locations.

[10] The Buća were among the wealthiest and most powerful of Kotor (Kingdom of Serbia and Serbian Empire).

[11] In these two hundred years, they also got 27 senatorial positions (1.36%), five Rectors of the Republic (0.21%), five members of the Minor Council (0.23%), but were never Guards Justice.

[12] Kotoran branch became extinct in the 17th century, the Dubrovnik in the 19th century, but the Šibenik branch still survives in Italy, precisely in Milan and Parma, respectively in the Bucchich and Peracchia - Bucchich families.