Surname Klinc in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Klinc families are almost entirely Croats (from Bosnian Krajina ), very rarely Slovenes (also from Bosnian Krajina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Prnjavor area) and in Zagreb. In Ralutinac in Bosnian Krajina every third inhabitant had the family name Klinc.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Klinc live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Slavonski Brod (<10), Bukovlje in Slavonski Brod area (<5), Dugo Selo (<5), and in Vranovci in Slavonski Brod area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Klinc (including: Clinch , Clynch , Klintz , Klinz , Klinch and Clinc ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. The family name "Klinc " is used by some 50 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Austria. "Klintz " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Morocco. "Klinch " is used by small number of people in Russian Federation and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Toni Klinc, Vlado Klinc, Zvonko Klinc, Ružica Klinc, Tončik Klinc, Zoran Klinc, Rudolf Klinc, Tomo Klinc, Sonja Klinc, Zrinka Klinc, Ankica Klinc, Kristina Klinc, Kristijan Klinc, Martina Klinc, Ivka Klinc, Emil Klinc, Stefanija Klinc, Branko Klinc, Ana Klinc

Mentions in sources

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

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