Surname Blagonić in modern Croatia

Blagonić families are Croats the family name originates from Pazin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pazin area and in Pula. In Pagubice in Pazin area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Blagonić.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Blagonić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Pula (20), Hum (10), Pagubice in Pazin area (<10), Rasa in Labin area (<5), and in Tinjan in Pazin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (2), the United States (1), and to France (1).
Family name Blagonić (including: Blagonic , Blagonich ) is present in 6 countries on three continents.

Characteristic first names

Boris Blagonić, Sandi Blagonić, Emanuel Blagonić, Michela Blagonić, Marija Blagonić, Franko Blagonić, Vilim Blagonić, Aleksandra Blagonić, Borko Blagonić, Tihana Blagonić, Igor Blagonić, Jasmina Blagonić, Dino Blagonić, Zvjezdana Blagonić, Davorka Blagonić, Ljerka Blagonić, Kristjan Blagonić, Bojan Blagonić, Dores Blagonić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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