Surname Prispilović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Prispilović families are almost entirely Croats (from Orahovica ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Orahovica and Nasice. In Stara Jošava in Orahovica every fifth inhabitant had the family name Prispilović.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Prispilović live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Stara Josava (20), Seoci (15), Rijeka (<10), Osijek (<5), and in Nasice (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Prispilović is present in two countries.

Characteristic first names

Manuel Prispilović, Sanela Prispilović, Siniša Prispilović, Josipa Prispilović, Đuro Prispilović, Jasminka Prispilović, Snježana Prispilović, Petar Prispilović, Denis Prispilović, Ružica Prispilović, Ivana Prispilović, Rudolf Prispilović, Jozo Prispilović, Željko Prispilović, Željka Prispilović, Mirko Prispilović, Franjo Prispilović, Pavao Prispilović, Pavo Prispilović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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