Surname Labinjan in modern Croatia

Labinjan families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Buzet area , less frequently Italians (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Pazin. In Kolumbera in Porec area every third inhabitant had the family name Labinjan.

Prevalence

About 250 people with faimily name Labinjan live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are only located in in 13 Croatian cities and 29 other places, mostly in Porec (40), Pula (20), Motovun in Buzet area (20), Skropeti in Pazin area (15), and in Brkac in Buzet area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Labinjan is present in 7 countries on two continents.

Characteristic first names

Doriano Labinjan, Antica Labinjan, Valter Labinjan, Toni Labinjan, Mario Labinjan, Marija Labinjan, Danijela Labinjan, Luka Labinjan, Remiđo Labinjan, Tomislav Labinjan, Ivan Labinjan, Siniša Labinjan, Željna Labinjan, Robi Labinjan, Suzana Labinjan, Saša Labinjan, Davor Labinjan, Ljiljana Labinjan, Nela Labinjan

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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