Surname Franetović in modern Croatia

Franetović families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Hvar. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and on the Island of Hvar.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Franetović live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are only located in in 7 Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Split (35), Stari Grad on the Island of Hvar (35), Zagreb (15), Svirce on the Island of Hvar (15), and in Solin (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Franetović (including: Franetovic , Franetovich and Franettovich ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Franetovic " is used by some 100 people in Chile , small number in Bolivia , and small number of people in the United States. "Franetovich " is used by some 300 people in Argentina , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Italy.

Characteristic first names

Vjekoslav Franetović, Jurica Franetović, Marin Franetović, Stjepan Franetović, Ana Franetović, Zvonimir Franetović, Stjepko Franetović, Žozef Franetović, Marijo Franetović, Marinela Franetović, Katja Franetović, Andrea Franetović, Anđelko Franetović, Dinko Franetović, Tonći Franetović, Katarina Franetović, Antonela Franetović, Nikola Franetović, Igor Franetović

Mentions in sources

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

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