Surname Brajan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Brajan families are generally Croats (from Opatija ), very rarely Italians (from Buje area ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Opatija. In Jurdani in Opatija area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Brajan.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Brajan live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Opatija (10), Zagreb (<10), Rijeka (<10), Jurdani in Opatija area (<10), and in Kastav (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and France (1).
Family name Brajan (including: Brayan , Braian , Breihan , Breian , Breihahn and Brahyan ) is present in 55 countries worldwide. "Brahyan " is used by few people in the United States. "Breihan " is used by some 300 people in the United States. "Breihahn " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zrinka Brajan, Mladen Brajan, Suzana Brajan, Mira Brajan, Desanka Brajan, Helena Brajan, Berislav Brajan, Valter Brajan, Dario Brajan, Robert Brajan, Darinka Brajan, Josip Brajan, Radivoj Brajan, Đani Brajan, Vinko Brajan, Darija Brajan, Tona Brajan, Mirko Brajan, Nevenka Brajan

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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