Surname Rađenović in modern Croatia

Rađenović families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Knin area , whereas often Croats (Novska). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novska and in Knin area. In Rađenovci in Novska nearly every inhabitant had the family name Rađenović.

Prevalence

About 430 people with faimily name Rađenović live in Croatia today, in 220 households. There were 670 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 35 cities and 45 other places, mostly in Zagreb (75), Rijeka (20), Donji Srb in Knin area (20), Sisak (20), and in Petrinja (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rađenović (including: Radenovic , Radjenovic , Radjenovich , Ragenovich , Radenovich and Radjenowic ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Radjenovic " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 70 people in Canada. "Radenovic " is used by some 100 people in Afghanistan , about 70 in Morocco , and some 70 people in the United States. "Radjenovich " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ozren Rađenović, Azra Rađenović, Ankica Rađenović, Bojan Rađenović, Igor Rađenović, Zoran Rađenović, Nataša Rađenović, Nebojša Rađenović, Čedomir Rađenović, Jasminka Rađenović, Dušan Rađenović, Mirko Rađenović, Tonino Rađenović, Romana Rađenović, Mirela Rađenović, Ines Rađenović, Biljana Rađenović, Josipa Rađenović, Slobodan Rađenović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1936 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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