In Croatia, Baćanović families are predominantly Croats (from Slavonski Brod area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod area and in Vukovar area.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Baćanović live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and two other places, mostly in Klakar in Slavonski Brod area (<10), Vinkovci (<5), Borovo in Vukovar area (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Slavonski Brod (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Baćanović is present in 10 countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.