Surname Rađen in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rađen families are mainly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Pula area ), and very rarely Montenegrins (from Sinj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod and Benkovac. In Zavolje in Cazins Region (Bosnia) every second inhabitant had the family name Rađen.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Rađen live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Liznjan in Pula area (<5), Bakar (<5), Rovinj (<5), and in Matijevici in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rađen (including: Raden , Radjen , Ragen , Radden , Radien , Rahden , Radeen , Ragien and Radhen ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. The family name "Radjen " is used by some 80 people in Indonesia and small number in the United States. "Raden " is used by some 9000 people in Indonesia , about 1000 in the United States , and some 500 people in Malaysia. "Ragien " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ognjen Rađen, Nenad Rađen, Đuro Rađen, Milenko Rađen, Ankica Rađen, Milovan Rađen, Miladin Rađen, Meri Rađen, Marija Rađen, Verica Rađen, Željka Rađen, Rajko Rađen, Nikola Rađen, Petar Rađen, Radojka Rađen, Danica Rađen, Slobodan Rađen, Stevan Rađen, Milan Rađen

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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