Surname Brandis in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Brandis families are mainly Croats (from Djakovo area ), less frequently Slovaks (also from Djakovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo area and in Djakovo.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Brandis live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Djakovo (<10), Josipovac Punitovacki in Djakovo area (<10), Osijek (<5), Tomasanci in Djakovo area (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Brandis (including: Brandys , Brandies , Brandish , Brandiss and Brandisz ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. The family name "Brandis " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 500 people in Australia. "Brandies " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Germany. "Brandiss " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Krunoslav Brandis, Jozo Brandis, Stevo Brandis, Mario Brandis, Erick Brandis, Erik Brandis, Terezija Brandis, Andrija Brandis, Stjepan Brandis, Željko Brandis, Zdravko Brandis, Zlata Brandis, Ana Brandis, Katica Brandis, Jasenka Brandis, Mandica Brandis, Miro Brandis, Silvija Brandis, Ružica Brandis

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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