Surname Bodlović in modern Croatia

Bodlović families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Brac , often Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Hrvatska Kostajnica area and in Otocac. In Komora in Hrvatska Kostajnica area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Bodlović.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Bodlović live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 310 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 21 cities and 22 other places, mostly in Bol on the Island of Brac (25), Jagodnjak in Beli Manastir area (25), Zagreb (25), Sibinj in Slavonski Brod area (20), and in Split (15).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (3), the United Kingdom (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Bodlović (including: Bodlovich , Bodlovic and Bodlovick ) is present in 13 countries worldwide. The family name "Bodlovic " is used by some 200 people in Cuba , small number in the United States , and small number of people in the Philippines. "Bodlovich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Australia. "Bodlovick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Petar Bodlović, Zoran Bodlović, Nenad Bodlović, Siniša Bodlović, Višnja Bodlović, Igor Bodlović, Vesna Bodlović, Karlo Bodlović, Alenka Bodlović, Krstivoj Bodlović, Veronika Bodlović, Dalibor Bodlović, Đani Bodlović, Rade Bodlović, Nikola Bodlović, Mate Bodlović, Žan Bodlović, Marijan Bodlović, Mirela Bodlović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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