Surname Lonić in modern Croatia

Lonić families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Zadar area , rarely Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Zadar area.

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Lonić live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Bibinje in Zadar area (105), Zadar (30), Kukljica on the Island of Ugljan (20), Zagreb (<10), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lonić (including: Lonic , Lonich , Lonick and Loniec ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Lonic " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in the Netherlands. "Lonich " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Hungary. "Loniec " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Svjetlana Lonić, Boris Lonić, Marko Lonić, Davor Lonić, Perica Lonić, Emilio Lonić, Marija Lonić, Dragan Lonić, Vencislav Lonić, Šime Lonić, Damir Lonić, Demir Lonić, Bojan Lonić, Elio Lonić, Nevena Lonić, Ljubica Lonić, Danijela Lonić, Ljiljana Lonić, Josip Lonić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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