Surname Denić in modern Croatia

Denić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Vrlika , also Serbs, very rarely Italians (from Buje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vrlika and Sinj.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Denić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Split (35), Zagreb (30), Selci Djakovacki (20), Maovice (15), and in Rovinj (15).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (1) and Germany (1).
Family name Denić (including: Denich , Denic , Denick , Dennick , Dehnick , Denych , Deenick , Denici and Deniec ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. The family name "Denic " is used by some 200 people in Mali , about 100 in Germany , and some 60 people in the United States. "Denich " is used by some 200 people in Germany , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Deniec " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Boris Denić, Rozana Denić, Saša Denić, Anđelka Denić, Alma Denić, Vlada Denić, Miroslavka Denić, Ana Denić, Antonio Denić, Nada Denić, Flavio Denić, Vlastimir Denić, Vjekoslav Denić, Vedran Denić, Nataša Denić, Ingrid Denić, Branko Denić, Marina Denić, Antanas Denić

Mentions in sources

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

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