Surname Glavinić in modern Croatia

Glavinić families are Croats and they are mostly from Opuzen area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Sinj area. In Babin Do in Bosnian Krajina nearly every inhabitant had the family name Glavinić.

Prevalence

About 700 people with faimily name Glavinić live in Croatia today, in 270 households. There were 380 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 27 cities and 47 other places, mostly in Metkovic (80), Dubrovnik (80), Potravlje in Sinj area (75), Zagreb (65), and in Postira on the Island of Brac (50).

Outside Croatia

At least 13 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (8), Germany (2), Canada (2), and to the United States (1).
Family name Glavinić (including: Glavinic , Glavinich and Glavinick ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Glavinic " is used by some 200 people in Australia , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Glavinich " is used by some 100 people in Paraguay , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Argentina. "Glavinick " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branimir Glavinić, Lidija Glavinić, Željko Glavinić, Anđelko Glavinić, Pero Glavinić, Miho Glavinić, Ivica Glavinić, Vlado Glavinić, Antun Glavinić, Dubravka Glavinić, Jadranka Glavinić, Stipan Glavinić, Josip Glavinić, Marija Glavinić, Dubravko Glavinić, Anka Glavinić, Franica Glavinić, Pavo Glavinić, Vera Glavinić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1678 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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