Surname Petranović in modern Croatia

Petranović families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Delnice. According to some sources they are from Donji Kosinj, very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Nova Gradiska.

Prevalence

About 550 people with faimily name Petranović live in Croatia today, in 250 households. There were 570 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 37 cities and 46 other places, mostly in Zagreb (145), Delnice (40), Rijeka (35), Belisce (25), and in Nova Gradiska (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 18 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (4), the United States (4), Switzerland (3), Australia (3), Canada (2), France (1), and to Venezuela (1).
Family name Petranović (including: Petranovic , Petranovich ) is present in 16 countries on three continents. The family name "Petranovic " is used by some 60 people in the United States , about 50 in Canada , and small number of people in Australia. "Petranovich " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Duška Petranović, Davor Petranović, Mladen Petranović, Dragutin Petranović, Mirjana Petranović, Anamari Petranović, Boris Petranović, Milan Petranović, Arijana Petranović, Božidar Petranović, Mario Petranović, Silvije Petranović, Martina Petranović, Zlatko Petranović, Domagoj Petranović, Tatjana Petranović, Barka Petranović, Marina Petranović, Vladimir Petranović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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