Surname Knezić in modern Croatia

Knezić families are Croats and they are mostly from Oroslavje. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Cakovec.

Prevalence

About 410 people with faimily name Knezić live in Croatia today, in 160 households. There were 520 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 26 cities and 52 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Oroslavje (55), Lepa Ves (30), Nedelisce in Cakovec area (15), and in Cakovec (15).

Outside Croatia

At least 11 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (4), the United States (3), Australia (2), Austria (1), and to France (1).
Family name Knezić (including: Knezic , Knezich and Knezick ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. The family name "Knezic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Canada , and some 70 people in Belgium. "Knezich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Knezick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Knezić, Snježana Knezić, Tihomir Knezić, Kristijan Knezić, Vlasta Knezić, Vlado Knezić, Branko Knezić, Hrvoje Knezić, Željko Knezić, Vladimira Knezić, Marijana Knezić, Janko Knezić, Dean Knezić, Damir Knezić, Ivica Knezić, Zvonko Knezić, Žarko Knezić, Silvija Knezić, Ivana Knezić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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