Surname Kresnik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kresnik families are almost entirely Croats (from Zapresic area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zapresic area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Kresnik live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, four cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Rijeka (<10), in Kljuc Brdovecki (<10) and Donja Pusca (<10) in Zapresic area, and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kresnik (including: Ceresnik , Chereshnik , Kreshnik , Cheresnik and Cresnik ) is present in 17 countries on four continents. The family name "Kresnik " is used by some 90 people in Austria , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Poland. "Kreshnik " is used by few people in the United States. "Ceresnik " is used by some 200 people in Slovakia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Damir Kresnik, Vladimir Kresnik, Berislav Kresnik, Marina Kresnik, Kristian Kresnik, Stjepan Kresnik, Rene Kresnik, Goran Kresnik, Dijana Kresnik, Kata Kresnik, Petra Kresnik, Franjo Kresnik, Snježana Kresnik, Kristina Kresnik, Dalibor Kresnik, Domagoj Kresnik, Stanislava Kresnik, Ivan Kresnik, Jasminka Kresnik

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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