Surname Ivanović in modern Croatia

Ivanović families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Djurdjevac area. According to some sources they are from Dobrote, Montenegro, less frequently Serbs and Montenegrins (Rijeka). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Djurdjevac area. In Bukova Greda in Bosanian Posavina every second inhabitant had the family name Ivanović.

Prevalence

About 3800 people with faimily name Ivanović live in Croatia today, in 1600 households. There were 2800 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 101 cities and 383 other places, mostly in Zagreb (760), Pitomaca in Djurdjevac area (230), Split (155), Osijek (140), and in Rijeka (115).

Outside Croatia

At least 48 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (28), Austria (10), Australia (4), the United States (2), the United Kingdom (2), the Netherlands (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Ivanović (including: Ivanovich , Ivanovic , Ivanovici , Iwanowicz , Ivanovics , Iwanowitsch , Ivanovick , Iwanowiech , Iwanowiec and Iwanowich ) is present in 89 countries worldwide. The family name "Ivanovic " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 500 in the United States , and some 400 people in Russian Federation. "Iwanowicz " is used by some 2000 people in Poland , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Iwanowiech " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nikolina Ivanović, Slobodan Ivanović, Želimir Ivanović, Mladen Ivanović, Renata Ivanović, Zoran Ivanović, Milan Ivanović, Vanja Ivanović, Goran Ivanović, Tanja Ivanović, Vesna Ivanović, Marko Ivanović, Aleksandar Ivanović, Mate Ivanović, Dragan Ivanović, Nataša Ivanović, Marija Ivanović, Niko Ivanović, Krunoslav Ivanović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over a hundred times, the first time 1571 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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