Surname Grenko in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Grenko families are generally Croats (from Kraljevica area ), rarely Serbs, and barely Czechs (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kraljevica area and in Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Grenko live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 0 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Rijeka (20), Pula (<10), Delnice (<5), Marcelji in Rijeka area (<5), and in Fuzine in Kraljevica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Switzerland (2) and the United States (2).
Family name Grenko (including: Grencio , Gerenko , Grencho , Greenko and Grenco ) is present in 20 countries on three continents. The family name "Grenko " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Greenko " is used by some 60 people in Belarus , about 60 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Grenco " is used by small number of people in Germany and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davorin Grenko, Zlatko Grenko, Damir Grenko, Nedeljka Grenko, Đorđe Grenko, Mara Grenko, Goran Grenko, Gordana Grenko, Arsen Grenko, Marija Grenko, Denis Grenko, Đuro Grenko, Marijan Grenko, Milan Grenko, Paulina Grenko, Boris Grenko, Dragutin Grenko, Koviljka Grenko, Adrijana Grenko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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