Surname Kuzmanić in modern Croatia

Kuzmanić families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Ciovo. According to some sources they are from Omis or Lokve Rogoznice. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Trogir. In Okrug Gornji on the Island of Ciovo every sixth inhabitant had the family name Kuzmanić.

Prevalence

About 790 people with faimily name Kuzmanić live in Croatia today, in 330 households. There were 740 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 24 cities and 26 other places, mostly in Split (350), Okrug Gornji on the Island of Ciovo (75), Kastel Stari (45), Zagreb (45), and in Omis (40).

Outside Croatia

At least 13 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Chile (4), the United States (4), Australia (2), the United Kingdom (1), Austria (1), and to Brazil (1).
Family name Kuzmanić (including: Kuzmanic , Kuzmanich ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Kuzmanic " is used by some 200 people in Chile , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Switzerland. "Kuzmanich " is used by some 80 people in the United States , small number in Chile , and small number of people in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Ante Kuzmanić, David Kuzmanić, Tonči Kuzmanić, Ivica Kuzmanić, Robert Kuzmanić, Joško Kuzmanić, Josip Kuzmanić, Željko Kuzmanić, Roko Kuzmanić, Nikica Kuzmanić, Kolja Kuzmanić, Nenad Kuzmanić, Marina Kuzmanić, Vinko Kuzmanić, Damir Kuzmanić, Igor Kuzmanić, Duško Kuzmanić, Miodrag Kuzmanić, Ivan Kuzmanić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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