Surname Abramović in modern Croatia

Abramović families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Glina area. According to some sources they are from Gorskog Kotara or Poland, very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka. In Velika Vranovina in Glina area every third inhabitant had the family name Abramović.

Prevalence

About 2200 people with faimily name Abramović live in Croatia today, in 910 households. There were 2000 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 79 cities and 243 other places, mostly in Zagreb (315), Rijeka (120), Velika Vranovina in Glina area (70), Posavski Podgajci in Zupanja area (70), in Slavonski Brod (45) and in Bosnian Posavina.

Outside Croatia

At least 41 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (9), the United States (8), France (5), Switzerland (5), Australia (4), Canada (3), Austria (3), Sweden (1), Argentina (1), Mexico (1), and to the Netherlands (1).
Family name Abramović (including: Abramovic , Abramovich , Abramowicz , Abramovici , Abramovicz , Abramowich , Abramowitsch , Abraamovich , Abramovitsch and Abramoovich ) is present in 74 countries worldwide. "Abramowicz " is used by some 5000 people in Poland , about 600 in the United States , and some 200 people in France. "Abramowich " is used by some 70 people in Russian Federation , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Ksenija Abramović, Dubravko Abramović, Vladimir Abramović, Silvija Abramović, Mato Abramović, Milan Abramović, Zlatko Abramović, Marina Abramović, Ivan Abramović, Miroslav Abramović, Mario Abramović, Jadranka Abramović, Božidar Abramović, Boris Abramović, Radovan Abramović, Zoran Abramović, Darko Abramović, Borna Abramović, Ozren Abramović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1736 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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