Surname Preradović in modern Croatia

Preradović families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Bosnian Krajina , whereas often Croats (from Hrvatska Kostajnica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Hrvatska Kostajnica area and in Bosnian Krajina (Prnjavor area). In Rujevac in Hrvatska Kostajnica area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Preradović.

Prevalence

About 270 people with faimily name Preradović live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 430 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 34 cities and 33 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Rujevac in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (30), Osijek (20), Petrinja (15), and in Rijeka (10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), Canada (1), Switzerland (1), Australia (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Preradović (including: Preradovic , Preradovich ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. "Preradovich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Preradović, Nevenka Preradović, Branko Preradović, Savo Preradović, Nikola Preradović, Mirta Preradović, Predrag Preradović, Stana Preradović, Milorad Preradović, Jelena Preradović, Marko Preradović, Maca Preradović, Snježana Preradović, Goran Preradović, Danijel Preradović, Ana Preradović, Dean Preradović, Ljiljana Preradović, Ivana Preradović

Mentions in sources

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

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