Surname Grandov in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Grandov families are Croats (from Dugi (Long) Island ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Grandov live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Sali on Dugi (Long) Island (15), Zadar (<10), Zagreb (<5), Split (<5), and in Veli Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Grandov is present in 9 countries on three continents. The family name "Grandov " is used by some 70 people in the United States , about 70 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Argentina. "Grandow " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Grandov, Gordana Grandov, Maja Grandov, Slaven Grandov, Bruno Grandov, Ivan Grandov, Tonći Grandov, Lovro Grandov, Boris Grandov, Šime Grandov, Petar Grandov, Marcel Grandov, Hrvoje Grandov, Zorka Grandov, Anđelko Grandov, Evgenija Grandov, Glorija Grandov, Nadia Grandov, Nela Grandov

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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