Surname Kusanić in modern Croatia

Kusanić families are Croats the family name originates from Karlovac. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Zupanja area.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Kusanić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Brezani (25), Karlovac (15), Slunj (<10), and in Siskovci (<10) and Cerna (<5) in Zupanja area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Kusanić (including: Kusanic , Cushanick ) is present in three countries on two continents. "Cushanick " is used by some 80 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Kusanić, Dario Kusanić, Vlado Kusanić, Nenad Kusanić, Danijela Kusanić, Antun Kusanić, Ankica Kusanić, Ljiljana Kusanić, Vesna Kusanić, Ksenija Kusanić, Vlatka Kusanić, Andrija Kusanić, Ivan Kusanić, Tomo Kusanić, Vinka Kusanić, Damir Kusanić, Tomislav Kusanić, Natalija Kusanić, Đuro Kusanić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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