Surname Božanić in modern Croatia

Božanić families are often Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Vis , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and on the Island of Vis.

Prevalence

About 350 people with faimily name Božanić live in Croatia today, in 190 households. There were 550 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 22 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Split (100), Komiza on the Island of Vis (100), Rijeka (30), Zagreb (25), and in Zadar (15).

Outside Croatia

At least 20 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Australia (12) and the United States (8).
Family name Božanić (including: Bozanich , Bozanic ) is present in 8 countries worldwide. The family name "Bozanic " is used by some 90 people in the United States and small number in Germany. "Bozanich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Australia , and small number of people in Thailand.

Characteristic first names

Joško Božanić, Darka Božanić, Dora Božanić, Rajka Božanić, Tonči Božanić, Tvrtko Božanić, Karolina Božanić, Predrag Božanić, Vladimir Božanić, Teo Božanić, Josip Božanić, Srđan Božanić, Brankica Božanić, Katija Božanić, Vesna Božanić, Mirjana Božanić, Siniša Božanić, Petar Božanić, Dinko Božanić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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