Surname Ceranić in modern Croatia

Ceranić families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Ogulin , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ogulin and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Ceranić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Ogulin (65), Zagreb (15), Rijeka (<10), Stobrec (<10), and in Zagrovic (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ceranić (including: Ceranic , Ceranich and Cheranich ) is present in 16 countries on three continents. The family name "Ceranic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in France , and some 100 people in Canada. "Ceranich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Cheranich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Ceranić, Josip Ceranić, Milan Ceranić, Stanko Ceranić, Slavko Ceranić, Indira Ceranić, Marijan Ceranić, Marija Ceranić, Krešimir Ceranić, Damir Ceranić, Ivana Ceranić, Darijo Ceranić, Mijo Ceranić, Hrvoje Ceranić, Robert Ceranić, Goran Ceranić, Branko Ceranić, Suzana Ceranić, Mladen Ceranić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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