Surname Kolendić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kolendić families are Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and on Peljesac Peninsula.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Kolendić live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and 8 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (10), Nova Mokosica (<5), Donji Brgat in Dubrovnik area (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Trogir (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kolendić (including: Kolendic , Kolendich and Colendich ) is present in four countries on two continents. "Kolendich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Colendich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Gordan Kolendić, Romano Kolendić, Mato Kolendić, Anton Kolendić, Đani Kolendić, Matea Kolendić, Petar Kolendić, Ivan Kolendić, Ivo Kolendić, Biserka Kolendić, Sandra Kolendić, Nikolina Kolendić, Božo Kolendić, Irena Kolendić, Điva Kolendić, Anica Kolendić, Marin Kolendić, Nedjeljka Kolendić, Kruno Kolendić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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