Surname Dreven in modern Croatia

Dreven families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Varazdin area. In Poljana Biškupečka in Varazdin every sixth inhabitant had the family name Dreven.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Dreven live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Beretinec in Varazdin area (45), Varazdin (30), Sveti Ilija in Varazdin area (20), Ogulin (15), and in Turcin in Varazdin area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Dreven (including: Drewen , Dereven ) is present in 13 countries on four continents. The family name "Dreven " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in the Netherlands , and small number of people in the United States. "Drewen " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Silvija Dreven, Marko Dreven, Martina Dreven, Branko Dreven, Melita Dreven, Josip Dreven, Alan Dreven, Vesna Dreven, Sanja Dreven, Mirjana Dreven, Andreja Dreven, Nedjeljko Dreven, Anica Dreven, Lidija Dreven, Tihomir Dreven, Mario Dreven, Snježana Dreven, Kristijan Dreven, Nenad Dreven

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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