Antonijević families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Brac , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and on the Island of Brac.
Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Antonijević live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Split (40), Novo Selo on the Island of Brac (20), Zagreb (15), Selca on the Island of Brac (15), and in Osijek (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Austria (1) and the United States (1). Family name Antonijević is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Antonijevic " is used by some 100 people in Germany , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Argentina.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.
