Surname Milinovich in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Milinovich families are predominantly Croats (from Opatija area ), rarely Italians (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Milinovich live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Rijeka (<5), Opatija (<5), and in Matulji (<5) and Mihotici (<5) in Opatija area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Milinovich is present in 9 countries worldwide. The family name "Milinovich " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Klaudio Milinovich, Iva Milinovich, Igor Milinovich, Stella Milinovich, David Milinovich

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1931 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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