Surname Bogdanović in modern Croatia

Bogdanović families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area , but often Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Osijek. In Mali Dubovik in Cazins Region (Bosnia) every third inhabitant had the family name Bogdanović.

Prevalence

About 1700 people with faimily name Bogdanović live in Croatia today, in 770 households. There were 2000 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 80 cities and 165 other places, mostly in Zagreb (305), Sibenik (90), Split (80), Vrpolje in Djakovo area (75), and in Osijek (60).

Outside Croatia

At least 43 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (12), Germany (8), Australia (5), Austria (4), the United Kingdom (4), Switzerland (3), France (2), Canada (2), the Netherlands (1), Spain (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Bogdanović (including: Bogdanovich , Bogdanowicz , Bogdanovic , Bogdanovici , Bogdanovych , Bogdanowich , Bogdanovicha , Bogdanowitsch and Bogdanowic ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. The family name "Bogdanovic " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in Iraq. "Bogdanowicz " is used by some 4000 people in Poland , about 500 in the United States , and some 100 people in Argentina. "Bogdanowich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Sava Bogdanović, Jozo Bogdanović, Mario Bogdanović, Tomislav Bogdanović, Zvjezdana Bogdanović, Branislav Bogdanović, Marija Bogdanović, Milka Bogdanović, Tamara Bogdanović, Vido Bogdanović, Duška Bogdanović, Dušan Bogdanović, Nada Bogdanović, Pero Bogdanović, Edo Bogdanović, Božidar Bogdanović, Mirko Bogdanović, Nataša Bogdanović, Miroslav Bogdanović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over a hundred times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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