Surname Crnojević in modern Croatia

Crnojević families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Novska , also Serbs, very rarely Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novska and Sisak. In Veliko Krčevo in Hrvatska Kostajnica area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Crnojević.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Crnojević live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 350 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 27 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Stara Subocka (30), Veliko Krcevo in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (20), Novska (15), and in Gorjani in Djakovo area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), Switzerland (2), Germany (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Crnojević (including: Crnojevic , Crnojevich ) is present in 10 countries on three continents. The family name "Crnojevic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Crnojevich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Gordan Crnojević, Željko Crnojević, Andreja Crnojević, Blaženko Crnojević, Vlado Crnojević, Antonija Crnojević, Siniša Crnojević, Goran Crnojević, Jovanka Crnojević, Neđad Crnojević, Ivan Crnojević, Nada Crnojević, Davorin Crnojević, Gordana Crnojević, Saša Crnojević, Hrvoje Crnojević, Branko Crnojević, Kristina Crnojević, Nedeljko Crnojević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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