Surname Jedrlinić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Jedrlinić families are Croats (from the Island of Krk ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Krk and in Rijeka. In Omišalj on the Island of Krk every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Jedrlinić.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Jedrlinić live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only four Croatian places: in Rijeka (10), in Omisalj (<10) and Njivice (<5) on the Island of Krk, and in Glavani in Bakr area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least 27 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (25), Germany (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Jedrlinić (including: Jedrlinic , Jederlinic , Yederlinic and Jedrlinich ) is present in five countries on three continents. The family name "Jedrlinic " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Jederlinic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Yederlinic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomo Jedrlinić, Toma Jedrlinić, Ivan Jedrlinić, Kosa Jedrlinić, Ivica Jedrlinić, Nikola Jedrlinić, Josip Jedrlinić, Željka Jedrlinić, Marko Jedrlinić, Božica Jedrlinić, Stanko Jedrlinić, Franka Jedrlinić, Danica Jedrlinić, Kate Jedrlinić, Margita Jedrlinić, Tonica Jedrlinić, Katica Jedrlinić, Zlatko Jedrlinić, Snježana Jedrlinić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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