Surname Milanković in modern Croatia

Milanković families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Drnis area , whereas often Croats (from Novigrad a). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Drnis area. In Baljci in Drnis area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Milanković.

Prevalence

About 330 people with faimily name Milanković live in Croatia today, in 170 households. There were 560 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 34 cities and 40 other places, mostly in Zagreb (70), Vukovar (20), Osijek (15), Slavonski Brod (15), and in Bobota in Vukovar area (10).

Outside Croatia

At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (4), Australia (3), and to Germany (3).
Family name Milanković (including: Milankovic , Milankovich and Milancovici ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Milankovic " is used by some 90 people in Germany , small number in Egypt , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Boško Milanković, Siniša Milanković, Rade Milanković, Joan Milanković, Mladen Milanković, Žana Milanković, Vladimir Milanković, Čedomir Milanković, Branko Milanković, Petar Milanković, Dragica Milanković, Dražen Milanković, Dejan Milanković, Goran Milanković, Aleksandra Milanković, Dejana Milanković, Helena Milanković, Dragan Milanković, Rastko Milanković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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