Surname Franolić in modern Croatia

Franolić families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Krk. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Franolić live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Punat on the Island of Krk (40), Rijeka (30), Zagreb (30), Krk on the Island of Krk (15), and in Dugi Rat in Omis area (10).

Outside Croatia

At least 35 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (18), Australia (3), Canada (3), Argentina (3), Germany (2), France (2), Mexico (1), Austria (1), Belgium (1), and to the United Kingdom (1).
Family name Franolić (including: Franolic , Franolich ) is present in 9 countries on four continents. The family name "Franolic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Franolich " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Marin Franolić, Mario Franolić, Lorena Franolić, Igor Franolić, Gordana Franolić, Ivan Franolić, Marija Franolić, Marina Franolić, Vladimir Franolić, Anita Franolić, Aleksandar Franolić, Patrick Franolić, Ana Franolić, Branka Franolić, Branko Franolić, Đurđica Franolić, Edi Franolić, Dalibor Franolić, Sanjin Franolić

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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