In Croatia, Hnatešen families are Croats (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod area.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Hnatešen live in Croatia today, in one household only. They are located in only two Croatian places: in Osijek (<5) and Grizici in Slavonski Brod area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Hnatešen is present in this form only in Croatia.
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.