Surname Hrnić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hrnić families are predominantly Croats (from Pleternica area ), rarely Bosniaks (from Cazins Region (Bosnia) ), and barely Montenegrins (from Dubrovnik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Bosnian Krajina (Prijedor area). In Hrnići in Bosnian Krajina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Hrnić.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Hrnić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (25), Zagreb (15), Sumece in Pleternica area (15), Split (<10), and in Slavonski Brod (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hrnić (including: Hrnic , Chernick , Chernich , Hernick , Charnick , Hernicz , Hernych , Chernic , Hernic and Hernich ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Hrnic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Hernicz " is used by small number of people in Hungary and small number of people in the United States. "Hernick " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in Afghanistan , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Goran Hrnić, Senada Hrnić, Ante Hrnić, Nedeljko Hrnić, Nermin Hrnić, Damir Hrnić, Ivana Hrnić, Toni Hrnić, Marko Hrnić, Mario Hrnić, Roman Hrnić, Natalija Hrnić, Đulija Hrnić, Fadil Hrnić, Trivana Hrnić, Zvonko Hrnić, Martina Hrnić, Petar Hrnić, Ivan Hrnić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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