Surname Antonić in modern Croatia

Antonić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Skradin , less frequently Serbs. According to some sources they are from Kljuc (Bosnia) or they are Bunjevci (Croats in Vojvodina). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka. In Budimlić Japra in Cazins Region (Bosnia) every sixth inhabitant had the family name Antonić.

Prevalence

About 480 people with faimily name Antonić live in Croatia today, in 230 households. There were 350 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 44 cities and 50 other places, mostly in Zagreb (145), Bribir in Novi Vinodolski area (65), Rijeka (45), Pula (15), and in Sisak (10).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (2), the United Kingdom (1), Canada (1), the United States (1), France (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Antonić (including: Antonich , Antonic , Antonitsch , Antonicci , Antonick , Antonych , Antonyc and Antonici ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Antonic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 100 people in Afghanistan. "Antonich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Argentina , and some 80 people in Ukraine. "Antonick " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Davor Antonić, Radovan Antonić, Robert Antonić, Oleg Antonić, Damir Antonić, Nenad Antonić, Mirko Antonić, Dražen Antonić, Melisa Antonić, Spomenko Antonić, Dinka Antonić, Milorad Antonić, Zdenko Antonić, Vladimir Antonić, Robertino Antonić, Neven Antonić, Predrag Antonić, Jagoda Antonić, Ivana Antonić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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