Surname Kramarić in modern Croatia

Kramarić families are Croats and they are mostly from Glina area. According to some sources the family name originates from Zagorja. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Sisak. In Staro Selo Topusko in Glina area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Kramarić.

Prevalence

About 1300 people with faimily name Kramarić live in Croatia today, in 530 households. There were 1400 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 60 cities and 152 other places, mostly in Zagreb (315), Sisak (50), Viskovci in Djakovo area (35), Osijek (35), and in Rijeka (25).

Outside Croatia

At least 16 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (8), the United States (2), Australia (2), France (2), Austria (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Kramarić (including: Kramaric , Kramarich , Kramarics and Kramaritsch ) is present in 19 countries on three continents. The family name "Kramaric " is used by some 50 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Canada. "Kramarich " is used by some 90 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Kramaritsch " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Kramarić, Claudio Kramarić, Boris Kramarić, Damir Kramarić, Jasnica Kramarić, Danica Kramarić, Goran Kramarić, Adriana Kramarić, Milivoj Kramarić, Srećko Kramarić, Krešo Kramarić, Željko Kramarić, Želimir Kramarić, Velimir Kramarić, Marinko Kramarić, Daniela Kramarić, Dragica Kramarić, Vladimir Kramarić, Vjeran Kramarić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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