Surname Borjanić in modern Croatia

Borjanić families are predominantly Serbs and they are mostly from Orahovica area , less frequently Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Orahovica and in Orahovica area. In Gornja Pištana in Orahovica every fourth inhabitant had the family name Borjanić.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Borjanić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Beli Manastir (25), Pozega (10), Krk on the Island of Krk (<10), Orahovica (<10), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Borjanić (including: Borjanic , Boryanych , Borjaniec and Boryanich ) is present in 8 countries on two continents.

Characteristic first names

Hedviga Borjanić, Nataša Borjanić, Milan Borjanić, Jasminka Borjanić, Miodrag Borjanić, Goran Borjanić, Krunoslav Borjanić, Irena Borjanić, Gordana Borjanić, Tanja Borjanić, Savo Borjanić, Milanka Borjanić, Nedeljka Borjanić, Deajan Borjanić, Damir Borjanić, Vesna Borjanić, Stevan Borjanić, Ranko Borjanić, Ranka Borjanić

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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