Surname Kurnik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kurnik families are generally Croats (from Ozalj area ), rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ozalj area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Kurnik live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Zagreb (10), Jastrebarsko (<5), Krizevci (<5), and in Sosice in Ozalj area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kurnik (including: Curnic , Kurnick , Curnick , Kurnyk , Kurnich and Churnick ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Kurnik " is used by some 800 people in Poland , about 400 in the United States , and some 200 people in Brazil. "Kurnick " is used by some 200 people in the United States and about 70 in Brazil. "Curnick " is used by some 200 people in South Africa , about 50 in Australia , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdravko Kurnik, Mirela Kurnik, Romano Kurnik, Štefana Kurnik, Jelka Kurnik, Marija Kurnik, Gordana Kurnik, Nikola Kurnik, Ljiljana Kurnik, Božo Kurnik, Žaklina Kurnik, Dario Kurnik, Antun Kurnik, Ivka Kurnik, Mare Kurnik, Danica Kurnik, Jela Kurnik, Rudolf Kurnik, Simona Kurnik

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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