Surname Crnčević in modern Croatia

Crnčević families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Opuzen area , rarely Serbs and Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Opuzen area and in Zagreb. In places Badžula , Vidonje and Mislina in Opuzen area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Crnčević.

Prevalence

About 440 people with faimily name Crnčević live in Croatia today, in 190 households. There were 380 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 27 cities and 29 other places, mostly in Metkovic (105), Sesvete (60), Zagreb (55), Dubrovnik (30), and in Split (30).

Outside Croatia

Family name Crnčević (including: Crncevic , Zrncevic and Crncevich ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Crncevic " is used by some 80 people in Australia , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Argentina. "Crncevich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ante Crnčević, Marija Crnčević, Pavo Crnčević, Edo Crnčević, Danko Crnčević, Vladimir Crnčević, Marin Crnčević, Goran Crnčević, Alen Crnčević, Dragan Crnčević, Danijel Crnčević, Josip Crnčević, Aramis Crnčević, Julija Crnčević, Hrvoje Crnčević, Lidija Crnčević, Zoran Crnčević, Mirsad Crnčević, Miljenko Crnčević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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