Surname Jesenović in modern Croatia

Jesenović families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec area and in Prelog area. In Domašinec in Prelog area every seventieth inhabitant had the family name Jesenović.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Jesenović live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Donji Hrascan in Prelog area (15), Zagreb (15), Gorican in Cakovec area (15), and in Domasinec (<10) and Kotoriba (<5) in Prelog area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Jesenović (including: Jesenovic , Jessenovic ) is present in three countries on two continents. The family name "Jesenovic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Jessenovic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Franjo Jesenović, Augustin Jesenović, Željka Jesenović, Dragutin Jesenović, Mirela Jesenović, Josip Jesenović, David Jesenović, Tomislav Jesenović, Željko Jesenović, Antonio Jesenović, Nikola Jesenović, Blaženka Jesenović, Suzana Jesenović, Blaž Jesenović, Slavica Jesenović, Manuela Jesenović, Antun Jesenović, Nada Jesenović, Dubravka Jesenović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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