Surname Milinović in modern Croatia

Milinović families are often Croats and they are mostly from Imotski area. According to some sources they are from Karlobag, less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka. In Podsreće in Pozega area every second inhabitant had the family name Milinović.

Prevalence

About 830 people with faimily name Milinović live in Croatia today, in 410 households. There were 920 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 56 cities and 98 other places, mostly in Zagreb (195), Split (80), Rijeka (60), Karlovac (30), and in Strizivojna in Djakovo area (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 17 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (9), the United States (5), Australia (1), Austria (1), and to Finland (1).
Family name Milinović (including: Milinovic , Milinovich and Milinowicz ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. "Milinovich " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Ukraine. "Milinowicz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Igor Milinović, Darko Milinović, Bernardica Milinović, Dinko Milinović, Petar Milinović, Dino Milinović, Nedeljko Milinović, Miroslav Milinović, Viktor Milinović, Miljenko Milinović, Zdravko Milinović, Ante Milinović, Aleksej Milinović, Andrijana Milinović, Sanja Milinović, Damir Milinović, Goran Milinović, Vesna Milinović, Mirjana Milinović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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