Surname Stanisavljević in modern Croatia

Stanisavljević families are often Serbs and they are mostly from Vukovar area , less frequently Croats (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci and in Knin area. In Gornja Pištana in Orahovica every eighth inhabitant had the family name Stanisavljević.

Prevalence

About 230 people with faimily name Stanisavljević live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 490 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 28 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Gracac in Knin area (45), Bobota in Vukovar area (25), Osijek (20), Gabos in Vinkovci area (20), and in Slatina (15).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), France (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Stanisavljević (including: Stanisavljevic , Stanisavljevich ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. "Stanisavljevich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Stanisavljević, Đorđe Stanisavljević, Dean Stanisavljević, Siniša Stanisavljević, Zora Stanisavljević, Desimir Stanisavljević, Stjepan Stanisavljević, Stipica Stanisavljević, Marija Stanisavljević, Rade Stanisavljević, Jovan Stanisavljević, Milan Stanisavljević, Saša Stanisavljević, Aleksandar Stanisavljević, Aleksandra Stanisavljević, Nenad Stanisavljević, Dragana Stanisavljević, Julije Stanisavljević, Mira Stanisavljević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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