Surname Bernić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bernić families are generally Croats (from Podrinje (Bosnia) ), rarely Italians (from Umag ), and barely Bosniaks (from Bakar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Petrinja and Sisak. In Brankovići in Podrinje (Bosnia) nearly every inhabitant had the family name Bernić.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Bernić live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Petrinja (10), Sisak (10), Umag (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Zadar (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (6) and Argentina (3).
Family name Bernić (including: Bernic , Bernich , Bernick , Bernichi , Berniche , Bernichon and Bernichio ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. "Bernich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Brazil , and some 100 people in Argentina. "Bernick " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 70 in Japan , and some 60 people in Germany. "Bernichon " is used by some 80 people in France and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Bernić, Veronika Bernić, Lovorka Bernić, Tomo Bernić, Ruža Bernić, Robert Bernić, Dora Bernić, Ana Bernić, Ivo Bernić, Mirko Bernić, Nives Bernić, Dario Bernić, Andrea Bernić, Luka Bernić, Flavio Bernić, Vladimir Bernić, Zdravka Bernić, Đeni Bernić, Jela Bernić

Mentions in sources

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

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