Surname Miljanić in modern Croatia

Miljanić families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Obrovac , less frequently Serbs and Montenegrins. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Obrovac. In Livađani in Lipik every second inhabitant had the family name Miljanić.

Prevalence

About 320 people with faimily name Miljanić live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 24 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Zadar (45), Rijeka (40), Vinkovci (30), Zagreb (30), and in Sikovo in Biograd na moru area (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Miljanić (including: Miljanic , Miljanich , Milyanich and Milyanych ) is present in 19 countries on four continents. The family name "Miljanic " is used by some 80 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Canada. "Miljanich " is used by some 50 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Snežana Miljanić, Anđelko Miljanić, Željko Miljanić, Krešimir Miljanić, Đuro Miljanić, Pero Miljanić, Saveta Miljanić, Slađana Miljanić, Ivica Miljanić, Miho Miljanić, Danijela Miljanić, Daliborka Miljanić, Dušan Miljanić, Stijepo Miljanić, Ana Miljanić, Mate Miljanić, Ante Miljanić, Marina Miljanić, Paula Miljanić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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