Surname Polanović in modern Croatia

Polanović families are Croats and they are mostly from Zabok area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zabok area and in Zagreb. In Ravnice in Zabok area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Polanović.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Polanović live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Ravnice in Zabok area (10), Zabok (<10), Velika Gorica (<10), and in Buzdohanj in Rijeka area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Polanović (including: Polanovic , Polanovich and Polanowicz ) is present in three countries on two continents. "Polanovich " is used by few people in the United States. "Polanowicz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Polanović, Larisa Polanović, Nedeljka Polanović, Miroslav Polanović, Mirko Polanović, Miljenka Polanović, Siniša Polanović, Vlatka Polanović, Branko Polanović, Josip Polanović, Zora Polanović, Vesnica Polanović, Dinko Polanović, Jasna Polanović, Nikola Polanović, Boris Polanović, Darko Polanović, Silvana Polanović, Ljubica Polanović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories