Surname Dolanjski in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Dolanjski families are almost entirely Croats (from Jastrebarsko ), barely Slovenes (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Jastrebarsko and Zagreb. In Dolanjski Jarak in Jastrebarsko every second inhabitant had the family name Dolanjski.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Dolanjski live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Dolanjski Jarak (30), Zagreb (15), Bjelovar (<10), Patkovac (<10), and in Srednjak (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Canada (2), the United States (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Dolanjski is present in three countries on two continents.

Characteristic first names

Mijo Dolanjski, Dragutin Dolanjski, Josip Dolanjski, Vedrana Dolanjski, Dalibor Dolanjski, Nikola Dolanjski, Suzana Dolanjski, Mirna Dolanjski, Ana Dolanjski, Zdravko Dolanjski, Mato Dolanjski, Bara Dolanjski, Tomislav Dolanjski, Inja Dolanjski, Danica Dolanjski, Jasminka Dolanjski, Margita Dolanjski, Rajkica Dolanjski, Jadranka Dolanjski

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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