Surname Grandić in modern Croatia

Grandić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Orahovica area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka. In Grabarje in Orahovica area every fourtieth inhabitant had the family name Grandić.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Grandić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 20 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Rijeka (20), Osijek (<10), Orahovica (<10), and in Jelsa on the Island of Hvar (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (5), Austria (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Grandić (including: Grandic , Grandich , Grandick , Granditsch and Grandics ) is present in 16 countries on three continents. The family name "Grandic " is used by small number of people in Czech Republic , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Grandich " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Argentina , and small number of people in Uruguay. "Granditsch " is used by few people in Austria and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirta Grandić, Leo Grandić, Davor Grandić, Branimir Grandić, Dragoslav Grandić, Lada Grandić, Sanjin Grandić, Ranka Grandić, Slavica Grandić, Vjekoslav Grandić, Predrag Grandić, Ivana Grandić, Feliče Grandić, Silvija Grandić, Ljubica Grandić, Vladimir Grandić, Štefica Grandić, Dario Grandić, Slađana Grandić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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