Surname Padavić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Padavić families are Croats (from Delnice area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Delnice area.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Padavić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Sunger in Delnice area (15), Matulji in Opatija area (<10), Mrkopalj in Delnice area (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Padavić (including: Padavic , Padavich and Padavick ) is present in three countries on two continents. The family name "Padavic " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Padavich " is used by some 80 people in the United States. "Padavick " is used by some 90 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Padavić, Marijan Padavić, Marija Padavić, Josip Padavić, Igor Padavić, Viktor Padavić, Ankica Padavić, Goranka Padavić, Vladimir Padavić, Katica Padavić, Tomislav Padavić, Robert Padavić, Joakim Padavić, Gordana Padavić, Zorica Padavić, Ivica Padavić, Ivan Padavić, Radoslav Padavić, Marijanka Padavić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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