Surname Manojlović in modern Croatia

Manojlović families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Knin area , whereas often Croats (iz Karlovca, Ogulina or Herzegovina). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Zagreb. In Gornji Sjeničak in Karlovac every fifth inhabitant had the family name Manojlović.

Prevalence

About 1100 people with faimily name Manojlović live in Croatia today, in 540 households. There were 2000 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 50 cities and 111 other places, mostly in Zagreb (165), Karlovac (60), Trpinja in Vukovar area (50), Rijeka (45), and in Vukovar (35).

Outside Croatia

At least 27 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (11), Switzerland (4), the United States (3), France (2), Canada (2), Belgium (1), the Netherlands (1), Norway (1), the United Kingdom (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Manojlović (including: Manojlovic , Manojlovich , Manoylovich , Manailovich and Manoilovich ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. The family name "Manojlovic " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Russian Federation. "Manojlovich " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Argentina , and small number of people in Canada. "Manailovich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zoran Manojlović, Narcisa Manojlović, Luka Manojlović, Ljerka Manojlović, Spomenka Manojlović, Darko Manojlović, Ružica Manojlović, Davor Manojlović, Marija Manojlović, Krešimir Manojlović, Mile Manojlović, Aleksandar Manojlović, Dražen Manojlović, Petar Manojlović, Melita Manojlović, Milenko Manojlović, Srđan Manojlović, Branislav Manojlović, Nikola Manojlović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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