Surname Kranic in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kranic families are Croats (from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Kranic live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Antunovac in Osijek area (10), Osijek (<10), Cepin in Osijek area (<5), and in Bizovac in Valpovo area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kranic (including: Kranich , Krannich , Kranjc , Kranitz , Krannitz , Kranicz , Kranyc , Kraniz and Kraniez ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. "Kraniz " is used by few people in the United States. "Kranitz " is used by some 300 people in the United States. "Kraniez " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Domagoj Kranic, Antun Kranic, Vesna Kranic, Tomislav Kranic, Maja Kranic, Danijel Kranic, Mario Kranic, Josip Kranic, Miloš Kranic, Ivan Kranic, Krešimir Kranic, Ivana Kranic, Marko Kranic, Mirjana Kranic, Maša Kranic, Sven Kranic, Boris Kranic, Ksenija Kranic, Branka Kranic

Mentions in sources

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

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