Surname Katarina in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Katarina families are almost entirely Croats (from Nova Gradiska ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska and in Nova Gradiska area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Katarina live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Nova Gradiska (25), Vinkovci (<10), and in Resetari (<5), Gornji Bogicevci (<5) and Orubica (<5) in Nova Gradiska area.

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Katarina (including: Catarina , Katharina , Chatarina , Katariina , Cattarina , Catharina , Khatarina and Kataryna ) is present in 66 countries worldwide. "Cattarina " is used by some 60 people in Italy , small number in France , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dinka Katarina, Marijana Katarina, Gordana Katarina, Kristina Katarina, Željko Katarina, Danko Katarina, Boris Katarina, Karlo Katarina, Dario Katarina, Miljenko Katarina, Jelena Katarina, Antun Katarina, Marija Katarina, Ivan Katarina, Josip Katarina, Mara Katarina, Stjepan Katarina, Grgur Katarina, Anica Katarina

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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