Derenčinović families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Krk. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and on the Island of Krk.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Derenčinović live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Rijeka (30), Draga Bascanska on the Island of Krk (20), Zagreb (15), and in Baska (10) and Punat (<10) on the Island of Krk.
Outside Croatia
At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (4), the United States (3), Canada (2), and to France (1). Family name Derenčinović is present in three countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.