Surname Djordjević in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Djordjević families are predominantly Croats (from Slatina area ), rarely Serbs, and barely Roms. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kosovo and in Serbia.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Djordjević live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 20 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Predavac in Bjelovar area (15), Vocin in Slatina area (10), Bjelovar (<10), and in Ceralije in Slatina area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Djordjević (including: Djordjevic , Djordjevich and Djordjewitsch ) is present in 52 countries worldwide. The family name "Djordjevic " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 800 in Germany , and some 300 people in Austria. "Djordjevich " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Ratko Djordjević, Dragan Djordjević, Rade Djordjević, Miljenko Djordjević, Djon Djordjević, Djora Djordjević, Aleksandra Djordjević, Marko Djordjević, Češko Djordjević, Aleksandar Djordjević, Tona Djordjević, Jozef Djordjević, Andreja Djordjević, Smiljan Djordjević, Zoran Djordjević, Danijela Djordjević, Franjo Djordjević, Branka Djordjević, Viktor Djordjević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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