Surname Arnautović in modern Croatia

Arnautović families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Cazinska Krajina Region (Bosnia), often Bosniaks (iz Tuzla Region, Bosnia), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area) and in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Bihac area).

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Arnautović live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 28 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Sesvete (10), Rijeka (10), Petrinja (10), and in Varazdin (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Arnautović (including: Arnautovic , Arnautowitsch ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Arnautovic " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 500 in Austria , and some 300 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Milan Arnautović, Emir Arnautović, Jadranko Arnautović, Zoran Arnautović, Damir Arnautović, Bogdan Arnautović, Muris Arnautović, Šerif Arnautović, Arnel Arnautović, Amra Arnautović, Hasiba Arnautović, Senad Arnautović, Larisa Arnautović, Elvira Arnautović, Alen Arnautović, Zećir Arnautović, Zdenka Arnautović, Edina Arnautović, Božena Arnautović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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