Surname Katnić in modern Croatia

Katnić families are Croats and they are mostly from Crikvenica. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Crikvenica.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Katnić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Crikvenica (60), Grizane-Belgrad in Novi Vinodolski area (<10), Rijeka (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least 15 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (7), Canada (3), Australia (2), Switzerland (2), and to France (1).
Family name Katnić (including: Katnic , Katnich , Katnick and Chatnick ) is present in 12 countries on three continents. The family name "Katnic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Germany. "Katnich " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number in Canada. "Chatnick " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Velimir Katnić, Rajka Katnić, Ivica Katnić, Nenad Katnić, Ivana Katnić, Dragana Katnić, Marija Katnić, Franjo Katnić, Tonči Katnić, Ljiljana Katnić, Juraj Katnić, Vesna Katnić, Irena Katnić, Miroslava Katnić, Predrag Katnić, Goran Katnić, Dina Katnić, Mladen Katnić, Anica Katnić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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