Surname Telesmanić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Telesmanić families are Croats (from Zadar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Telesmanić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located and 5 other Croatian places, mostly in Silba (10), Zadar (<10), Srebreno in Dubrovnik area (<10), Smrika (<5), and in Olib (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (5) and Canada (1).
Family name Telesmanić (including: Telesmanic , Telesmanich and Telesmanick ) is present in 6 countries on three continents. The family name "Telesmanic " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Telesmanich " is used by some 60 people in Argentina and about 60 in the United States. "Telesmanick " is used by some 100 people in Haiti and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tanja Telesmanić, Danijel Telesmanić, Mireille Telesmanić, Ivanka Telesmanić, Dražen Telesmanić, Antica Telesmanić, Antun Telesmanić, Ivan Telesmanić, Vlasta Telesmanić, Zoran Telesmanić, Damir Telesmanić, Igor Telesmanić, Luka Telesmanić, Dragan Telesmanić, Vjekoslava Telesmanić, Đurđa Telesmanić, Milivoj Telesmanić, Anđelko Telesmanić, Željko Telesmanić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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