Surname Pilipović in modern Croatia

Pilipović families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina and according to some sources south Herzegovina , less frequently Serbs and Bosniaks (from Cazinska Krajina Region, Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanski Brod area) and in Benkovac. In Kričanovo in Bosanian Posavina every eighth inhabitant had the family name Pilipović.

Prevalence

About 750 people with faimily name Pilipović live in Croatia today, in 330 households. There were 450 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 53 cities and 74 other places, mostly in Zagreb (135), Slavonski Brod (100), Zadar (60), Rijeka (45), and in Djakovo (30).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Austria (2), Germany (2), Sweden (2), and to the United States (1).
Family name Pilipović (including: Pilipovich , Pilipovic , Philipovich , Philippovich , Pilipowicz , Philippovic , Pelipovich , Pilipovichi , Phillipovich and Philipowich ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Pilipovic " is used by some 200 people in Cuba , about 100 in the United States , and some 90 people in Germany. "Pilipovich " is used by some 300 people in Ukraine , about 200 in Belarus , and some 100 people in the United States. "Philipovich " is used by some 100 people in Russian Federation , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ana Pilipović, Smiljan Pilipović, Rade Pilipović, Mladen Pilipović, Dragiša Pilipović, Zvonko Pilipović, Miroslav Pilipović, Željko Pilipović, Milan Pilipović, Petra Pilipović, Petar Pilipović, Boro Pilipović, Pero Pilipović, Marina Pilipović, Robert Pilipović, Tomislav Pilipović, Asim Pilipović, Goran Pilipović, Mario Pilipović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over a hundred times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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