Surname Baranić in modern Croatia

Baranić families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Cakovec. In Molat in Zadar every seventh inhabitant had the family name Baranić.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Baranić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Sibenik (10), Zadar (<10), Gardinovec in Cakovec area (<10), and in Split (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Baranić (including: Baranic , Baranich , Baranick , Baranych and Baraniec ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Baranic " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number in Slovakia. "Baranich " is used by some 80 people in Belarus , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Baranick " is used by some 300 people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Josipa Baranić, Kristijan Baranić, Roberta Baranić, Milan Baranić, Bojan Baranić, Šime Baranić, Vesna Baranić, Ivana Baranić, Mirela Baranić, Mirjana Baranić, Denis Baranić, Alen Baranić, Tanja Baranić, Tomislav Baranić, Boris Baranić, Antun Baranić, Josip Baranić, Nevenka Baranić, Zvonimir Baranić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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