Surname Radonjić in modern Croatia

Radonjić families can be both Croats (the family name originates from Bosnian Posavina ) and Serbs and Montenegrins (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Modrica area) and in Doboj, Bosnia (Doboj area).

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Radonjić live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than tripled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 27 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Rijeka (25), Osijek (10), Slatina (<10), and in Gabos in Vinkovci area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Radonjić (including: Radonjic , Radonjich and Radonjitsch ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Radonjic " is used by some 90 people in the United States , about 90 in Russian Federation , and some 60 people in Austria. "Radonjich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Juraj Radonjić, Biserka Radonjić, Vučeta Radonjić, Marija Radonjić, Predrag Radonjić, Snježana Radonjić, Vesna Radonjić, Olivera Radonjić, Žarko Radonjić, Petar Radonjić, Vojislav Radonjić, Maja Radonjić, Danijela Radonjić, Marko Radonjić, Jasna Radonjić, Borko Radonjić, Boško Radonjić, Hana Radonjić, Živko Radonjić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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