Surname Obranović in modern Croatia

Obranović families are often Croats and they are mostly from Cazma area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Bjelovar. In Blagaj in Slunj every second inhabitant had the family name Obranović.

Prevalence

About 240 people with faimily name Obranović live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 230 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 37 other places, mostly in Karlovac (55), Popovaca in Kutina area (20), Zagreb (15), Prokljuvani (15), and in Veliko Korenovo (15).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (1), France (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Obranović (including: Obranovich , Obranovic and Obranowicz ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Obranovic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Austria. "Obranovich " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Argentina. "Obranowicz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Renato Obranović, Miodrag Obranović, Arsen Obranović, Milenko Obranović, Dražen Obranović, Dušan Obranović, Josipa Obranović, Milan Obranović, Mario Obranović, Darko Obranović, Dragan Obranović, Anka Obranović, Mirko Obranović, Slobodanka Obranović, Josip Obranović, Kristina Obranović, Ognjen Obranović, Ivana Obranović, Jelica Obranović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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