Surname Rajnović in modern Croatia

Rajnović families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Virovitica area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica area and in Virovitica. In Rušani in Virovitica area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Rajnović.

Prevalence

About 470 people with faimily name Rajnović live in Croatia today, in 200 households. There were 560 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 25 cities and 44 other places, mostly in Rusani in Virovitica area (90), Rijeka (65), Virovitica (60), Zagreb (45), and in Slatina (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rajnović (including: Rajnovic , Rajnovich , Raynovich , Raynovic , Rainovic and Rainovich ) is present in 13 countries on four continents. The family name "Rajnovic " is used by some 50 people in Kenya , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia. "Raynovich " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Raynovic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Slavko Rajnović, Tihomir Rajnović, Darko Rajnović, Marko Rajnović, Dražen Rajnović, Predrag Rajnović, Nikola Rajnović, Petra Rajnović, Slađana Rajnović, Aleksandar Rajnović, Drago Rajnović, Ivan Rajnović, Zvonimir Rajnović, Paula Rajnović, Sanja Rajnović, Siniša Rajnović, Bruno Rajnović, Rade Rajnović, Denis Rajnović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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