Surname Resnik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Resnik families are predominantly Croats (from Zagreb ), very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Varazdin.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Resnik live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (20), Varazdin (<5), Umag (<5), and in Samobor (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Resnik (including: Resnick , Recznik , Resnic , Resnich , Reshnyk , Resnyk , Reshnik and Ressnick ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Resnik " is used by some 2000 people in Argentina , about 2000 in the United States , and some 800 people in Germany. "Resnick " is used by some 8000 people in the United States , about 400 in Israel , and some 300 people in South Africa. "Ressnick " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Resnik, Željka Resnik, Zoran Resnik, Jože Resnik, Nada Resnik, Drago Resnik, Zdravka Resnik, Hedvika Resnik, Nenad Resnik, Gordana Resnik, Luka Resnik, Vanda Resnik, Danica Resnik, Štefanija Resnik, Zdravko Resnik, Marija Resnik, Ladislav Resnik, Anđelko Resnik, Tomana Resnik

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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