Surname Bjegović in modern Croatia

Bjegović families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Gospic , often Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Gospic and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Bjegović live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Split (<10), Rijeka (<10), Knin (<10), and in Drnis (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and France (1).
Family name Bjegović (including: Bjegovic , Bjegovich ) is present in 6 countries on two continents. The family name "Bjegovic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Bjegovich " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dubravka Bjegović, Jasminka Bjegović, Milica Bjegović, Neven Bjegović, Damir Bjegović, Dmitar Bjegović, Snježana Bjegović, Dubravko Bjegović, Rajko Bjegović, Jelena Bjegović, Minja Bjegović, Branko Bjegović, Rada Bjegović, Dalibor Bjegović, Slobodan Bjegović, Robert Bjegović, Đuka Bjegović, Smiljana Bjegović, Božela Bjegović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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