Surname Jengić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Jengić families are almost entirely Croats (from Gospic ), barely Macedonians (also from Gospic ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Gospic and in Dugo Selo area.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Jengić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 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 12 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Gospic (15), Pozega (<10), Petrinja (<10), and in Virovitica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jengić (including: Jengic , Yengich ) is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Jengic " is used by few people in the United States. "Yengich " is used by some 80 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Petar Jengić, Branka Jengić, Predrag Jengić, Ankica Jengić, Antonio Jengić, Marijana Jengić, Ivica Jengić, Božena Jengić, Nada Jengić, Nikolina Jengić, Margareta Jengić, Tomislava Jengić, Božica Jengić, Josip Jengić, Marijan Jengić, Katarina Jengić, Ivan Jengić, Mirko Jengić, Nikica Jengić

Mentions in sources

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

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