Surname Bernabić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bernabić families are Croats (from the Island of Losinj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Losinj.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Bernabić live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Veli Losinj (<10) and Punta Kriza (<5) on the Island of Losinj.

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Bernabić (including: Bernabic , Bernabich ) is present in three countries on two continents. "Bernabich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Slavica Bernabić, Jasmina Bernabić, Dilana Bernabić, Anton Bernabić, Marija Bernabić, Giordana Bernabić, Danica Bernabić, Roberto Bernabić, Indira Bernabić, Danijel Bernabić, Andrija Bernabić, Ante Bernabić, Franjica Bernabić, Ivan Bernabić, Josip Bernabić, Jurica Bernabić, Katarina Bernabić, Ljubinka Bernabić, Marcela Bernabić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1673 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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