Surname Braenović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Braenović families are Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Braenović live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Potomje on the Peljesac peninsula (<10), Dubrovnik (<5), and in Nova Mokosica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Braenović (including: Braenovic , Braenovich ) is present in three countries on two continents. "Braenovich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Rina Braenović, Josip Braenović, Mato Braenović, Ivan Braenović, Joško Braenović, Jozo Braenović, Nikita Braenović, Kate Braenović, Petar Braenović, Marija Braenović, Jugoslava Braenović, Viktorija Braenović, Milenko Braenović, Antun Braenović, Ivo Braenović, Kata Braenović, Mara Braenović, Mare Braenović, Marica Braenović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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