Surname Gvozdenović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gvozdenović families are mainly Croats (from the Island of Solta ), equally Serbs, and barely Montenegrins (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Duga Resa area. In Ključar in Duga Resa area every second inhabitant had the family name Gvozdenović.

Prevalence

About 240 people with faimily name Gvozdenović live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 290 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 28 cities and 27 other places, mostly in Kljucar in Duga Resa area (35), Zagreb (25), Osijek (25), Beli Manastir (20), and in Split (15).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), Canada (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Gvozdenović (including: Gvozdenovic , Gvozdenovich ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Gvozdenovic " is used by some 90 people in the United States , about 50 in Austria , and small number of people in Germany. "Gvozdenovich " is used by some 90 people in Argentina , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Ljiljana Gvozdenović, Đorđe Gvozdenović, Denis Gvozdenović, Mladen Gvozdenović, Andreja Gvozdenović, Bernard Gvozdenović, Duško Gvozdenović, Živorad Gvozdenović, Branislav Gvozdenović, Ratko Gvozdenović, Boris Gvozdenović, Dejan Gvozdenović, Vlatka Gvozdenović, Borislav Gvozdenović, Dubravka Gvozdenović, Goran Gvozdenović, Kristina Gvozdenović, Nikola Gvozdenović, Tamara Gvozdenović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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