Surname Bračanov in modern Croatia

Bračanov families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Murter. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Murter and in Sibenik. In Jezera on the Island of Murter every eighth inhabitant had the family name Bračanov.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Bračanov live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and threee other places, mostly in Jezera on the Island of Murter (50), Sibenik (15), Zagreb (<10), Split (<10), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bračanov (including: Bracanov , Brachanow ) is present in 6 countries on three continents. "Brachanow " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ana Bračanov, Valerijo Bračanov, Sanja Bračanov, Dolores Bračanov, Neven Bračanov, Melita Bračanov, Renato Bračanov, Lidija Bračanov, Valentina Bračanov, Šinka Bračanov, Vlatka Bračanov, Glorija Bračanov, Roko Bračanov, Ante Bračanov, Jasminka Bračanov, Josip Bračanov, Tatjana Bračanov, Stipe Bračanov, Tugomir Bračanov

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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