Surname Dobrec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Dobrec families are generally Croats (from Opatija ), very rarely Italians (also from Opatija ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Opatija. In Ičići in Opatija every sixth inhabitant had the family name Dobrec.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Dobrec live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 7 other places, mostly in Icici (10), Liganj in Opatija area (10), Opatija (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Lovran in Opatija area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Dobrec (including: Dobrez , Dobretz ) is present in 7 countries on three continents. The family name "Dobrec " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Dobrez " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Dobretz " is used by small number of people in Switzerland and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dean Dobrec, Estera Dobrec, Livio Dobrec, Roseana Dobrec, Karin Dobrec, Dolores Dobrec, Igor Dobrec, Danijela Dobrec, Ivana Dobrec, Darja Dobrec, Romana Dobrec, Andrea Dobrec, Danijel Dobrec, Mirjana Dobrec, Darko Dobrec, Milica Dobrec, Josip Dobrec, Mirijana Dobrec, Mario Dobrec

Mentions in sources

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

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