Surname Kresović in modern Croatia

Kresović families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Knin area , whereas often Croats (from Benkovac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac and in Knin area. In Modrino Selo in Knin area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Kresović.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Kresović live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 290 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Zadar (50), Zagreb (10), Rijeka (10), Kakma in Benkovac area (<10), and in Tvrdjavica (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Austria (3), Norway (2), Germany (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Kresović (including: Kresovic , Kresovich ) is present in 13 countries on three continents. The family name "Kresovic " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Canada. "Kresovich " is used by some 80 people in the United States and small number in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Jadranka Kresović, Nerea Kresović, Tajana Kresović, Svetislav Kresović, Danijela Kresović, Ivana Kresović, Srećko Kresović, Ante Kresović, Tomislav Kresović, Stanko Kresović, Božo Kresović, Milka Kresović, Aco Kresović, Tanja Kresović, Mario Kresović, Aleksandar Kresović, Saša Kresović, Maja Kresović, Vesna Kresović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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