Surname Frančeski in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Frančeski families are Croats (from the Island of Brac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Brac and in Split.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Frančeski live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are only located in threee Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Postira on the Island of Brac (15), Split (10), Slavonski Brod (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Marusevec in Ivanec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Frančeski (including: Franceschi , Franceski , Francheski and Franceschy ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. The family name "Franceski " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Austria , and small number of people in Brazil. "Francheski " is used by some 90 people in Ivory Coast , small number in Brazil , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Frančeski, Nino Frančeski, Hrvoje Frančeski, Kristina Frančeski, Ante Frančeski, Gordana Frančeski, Jadranka Frančeski, Branko Frančeski, Angela Frančeski, Tihomir Frančeski, Vedran Frančeski, Stanka Frančeski, Jakica Frančeski, Klaudija Frančeski, Miki Frančeski, Hrvojka Frančeski, Davor Frančeski, Vesna Frančeski, Olga Frančeski

Mentions in sources

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

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