Surname Grbin in modern Croatia

Grbin families are Croats and they are mostly from Pula area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and on the Island of Korcula. In Ližnjan in Pula area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Grbin.

Prevalence

About 240 people with faimily name Grbin live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 300 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 15 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Liznjan in Pula area (35), Zrnovo on the Island of Korcula (25), Pula (25), Zadar (20), and in Sali on Dugi (Long) Island (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 11 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (4), Argentina (3), Germany (2), the United States (1), and to France (1).
Family name Grbin (including: Gharbin , Ghoorbin and Gerbin ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. "Gerbin " is used by some 90 people in Ukraine , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in France. "Gharbin " is used by some 1000 people in Ghana , about 200 in Sierra Leone , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marinko Grbin, Mirko Grbin, Zoran Grbin, Sanja Grbin, Tajana Grbin, Ivo Grbin, Stjepan Grbin, Kristina Grbin, Dolores Grbin, Zvonko Grbin, Monika Grbin, Igor Grbin, Vanesa Grbin, Neda Grbin, Teo Grbin, Ante Grbin, Marija Grbin, Ivan Grbin, Snježana Grbin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1538 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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