Surname Drenški in modern Croatia

Drenški families are Croats and they are mostly from Krapina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pregrada. In Prigorje in Krapina area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Drenški.

Prevalence

About 320 people with faimily name Drenški live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Zagreb (125), Bregi Kostelski (25), Kostelsko (25), Prigorje in Krapina area (25), and in Selci Djakovacki (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Drenški (including: Drenski , Derensky , Drensky and Derenski ) is present in 19 countries on four continents. The family name "Drenski " is used by some 400 people in Bulgaria , about 200 in the United States , and some 70 people in Japan. "Drensky " is used by some 70 people in Bulgaria and small number in the United States. "Derenski " is used by some 90 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Konrad Drenški, Marko Drenški, Darko Drenški, Josip Drenški, Helena Drenški, Tihomir Drenški, Željko Drenški, Daniel Drenški, Vlado Drenški, Tomislav Drenški, Robert Drenški, Ivan Drenški, Mio Drenški, Dragutin Drenški, Davor Drenški, Mileva Drenški, Milan Drenški, Suzana Drenški, Dario Drenški

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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