Surname Krištović in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Krištović live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Sveti Ivan Zelina (<10), Sesvete (<5), Klanjec (<5), and in Vica Sela in Krapina area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Krištović (including: Kristovic , Kristovich , Christovich , Khristovich and Kristowicz ) is present in 18 countries on four continents. The family name "Kristovic " is used by small number of people in Ukraine , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Kristovich " is used by some 300 people in the United States. "Kristowicz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Krištović, Robert Krištović, Goran Krištović, Stella Krištović, Ivan Krištović, Maša Krištović, Viktorija Krištović, Dragutin Krištović, Blaženka Krištović, Ivanka Krištović, Marijan Krištović, Zvonko Krištović, Đurđica Krištović, Marko Krištović, Željko Krištović, Katarina Krištović, Albina Krištović, Ljubica Krištović, Dragica Krištović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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