Surname Granić in modern Croatia

Granić families are Croats and they are mostly from Makarska area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Ljubuski area) and in Western Bosnia (Livno area). In Vašarovići in Herzegovina every fifth inhabitant had the family name Granić.

Prevalence

About 910 people with faimily name Granić live in Croatia today, in 370 households. There were 510 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 38 cities and 63 other places, mostly in Split (160), Zagreb (115), Baska Voda in Makarska area (80), Donji Muc in Sinj area (45), and in Kastel Gomilica (40).

Outside Croatia

Family name Granić (including: Granic , Granich , Granicz , Granick , Granici , Granichko , Grannick , Granichna , Granichev and Granitsch ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. "Granich " is used by some 200 people in Ukraine , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Brazil. "Granicz " is used by some 200 people in Hungary and small number in the United States. "Granick " is used by some 300 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Goran Granić, Mate Granić, Andrina Granić, Ivan Granić, Nevenka Granić, Dražen Granić, Vjekoslav Granić, Miroslav Granić, Jagoda Granić, Nada Granić, Bosiljko Granić, Zdravko Granić, Roko Granić, Ružica Granić, Josip Granić, Paula Granić, Jasminka Granić, Marko Granić, Ivica Granić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1735 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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