Surname Radivojević in modern Croatia

Radivojević families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Pozega area , whereas often Croats (from Dubrovnik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and in Pozega area. In Gornji Vrhovci in Pozega area every second inhabitant had the family name Radivojević.

Prevalence

About 190 people with faimily name Radivojević live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 310 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 25 cities and 27 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Pozega (15), Pula (15), Borovo in Vukovar area (10), and in Rijeka (10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Radivojević (including: Radivojevic , Radivojevich and Radivoyevich ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Radivojevic " is used by some 100 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Austria. "Radivojevich " is used by some 100 people in Venezuela , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Mexico.

Characteristic first names

Davor Radivojević, Dinko Radivojević, Snežana Radivojević, Olivera Radivojević, Saša Radivojević, Igor Radivojević, Nenad Radivojević, Dalibor Radivojević, Aleksandra Radivojević, Mario Radivojević, Slobodan Radivojević, Željko Radivojević, Dragiša Radivojević, Dragan Radivojević, Pavao Radivojević, Aleksandar Radivojević, Davorka Radivojević, Milko Radivojević, Dubravka Radivojević

Mentions in sources

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

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