Surname Franić in modern Croatia

Franić families are Croats and they are mostly from Trogir area. According to some sources they are from Jajce (Bosnia), Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Vrgorac. In Vina in Vrgorac nearly every inhabitant had the family name Franić.

Prevalence

About 2100 people with faimily name Franić live in Croatia today, in 880 households. There were 1900 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 63 cities and 120 other places, mostly in Split (310), Zagreb (300), Vina (125), Primorski Dolac in Trogir area (80), and in Blato na Cetini (70).

Outside Croatia

At least 21 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (8), Australia (3), Germany (3), Austria (3), France (2), and to New Zealand (2).
Family name Franić (including: Franic , Franich , Franics , Franick , Franicha and Franiec ) is present in 35 countries worldwide. The family name "Franic " is used by some 100 people in Australia , about 100 in Argentina , and some 80 people in the United States. "Franich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Australia , and some 100 people in New Zealand. "Franiec " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Franić, Zdenko Franić, Gordan Franić, Višeslav Franić, Boro Franić, Igor Franić, Dean Franić, Snježana Franić, Tomislav Franić, Mladen Franić, Bojana Franić, Ante Franić, Danica Franić, Maja Franić, Dario Franić, Nives Franić, Zorica Franić, Zvonimir Franić, Marko Franić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over sixty times, the first time 1716 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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