Surname Brezni in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Brezni families are almost entirely Croats (from Lepoglava area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Brezni live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Zapresic (<10), Pasnik in Lepoglava area (<10), Prigorje Brdovecko in Zapresic area (<5), and in Lepoglava (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Brezni (including: Brezny , Berezny , Berezhny , Bereznyy , Berezni , Brezhnyy and Brezsny ) is present in 17 countries on four continents. The family name "Brezni " is used by few people in the United States. "Brezny " is used by some 400 people in Slovakia , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in Czech Republic. "Berezni " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Izidora Brezni, Alan Brezni, Vjekoslav Brezni, Goran Brezni, Ivan Brezni, Josip Brezni, Sanja Brezni, Andrea Brezni, Stjepan Brezni, Vladimir Brezni, Željka Brezni, Barbara Brezni, Biserka Brezni, Marija Brezni, Slavko Brezni, Đurđa Brezni, Dragutin Brezni, Milica Brezni, Ljilja Brezni

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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