Surname Romanić in modern Croatia

Romanić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Ivanic-Grad , often Serbs, very rarely Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac and in Nova Gradiska area. In Lještani in Nova Gradiska area nearly every inhabitant had the family name Romanić.

Prevalence

About 240 people with faimily name Romanić live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 410 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 30 cities and 35 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Pakrac (20), Ljestani in Nova Gradiska area (10), Osijek (<10), and in Rajevo Selo in Zupanja area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Romanić (including: Romanic , Romanich , Romaniec , Romanych , Romanick and Romannych ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. The family name "Romanic " is used by some 90 people in Cameroon , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Romaniec " is used by some 800 people in Poland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Romanick " is used by some 300 people in the United States and about 100 in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Slobodan Romanić, Dušan Romanić, Milivoj Romanić, Jovanka Romanić, Gordana Romanić, Ivana Romanić, Nikola Romanić, Romano Romanić, Danijela Romanić, Siniša Romanić, Mišel Romanić, Branka Romanić, Kata Romanić, Saša Romanić, Marko Romanić, Zdravko Romanić, Valentina Romanić, Ivan Romanić, Đurđica Romanić

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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