Surname Drenski in modern Croatia

Drenski families are Croats and they are mostly from Zapresic area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zapresic area.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Drenski live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), in Drenje Brdovecko (15) and Prigorje Brdovecko (15) in Zapresic area, Kutina (<10), and in Sibenik (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to France (2) and the United States (1).
Family name Drenski (including: 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

Ivica Drenski, Adela Drenski, Gordan Drenski, Dražen Drenski, Damir Drenski, Ružica Drenski, Mladen Drenski, Saša Drenski, Miljenko Drenski, Ivan Drenski, Štefica Drenski, Božidar Drenski, Mirjana Drenski, Marija Drenski, Petra Drenski, Zoran Drenski, Nataša Drenski, Melanie Drenski, Josip Drenski

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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