Surname Trojan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Trojan families are almost entirely Croats (from Dubrovnik area ), barely Montenegrins (from Sibenik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Sibenik.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Trojan live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Osijek (10), Zagreb (<10), Sibenik (<10), Korcula on the Island of Korcula (<10), and in Plocice in Dubrovnik area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Trojan (including: Troyan , Troian , Traian , Trojahn , Troyahn , Trajan , Teroyan , Trolyan and Trojhan ) is present in 72 countries worldwide. The family name "Trojan " is used by some 3000 people in Poland , about 2000 in Czech Republic , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Troyan " is used by some 5000 people in Ukraine , about 3000 in Russian Federation , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Trojahn " is used by some 600 people in Brazil , about 400 in Germany , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Božena Trojan, Drago Trojan, Ilonka Trojan, Danijela Trojan, Antun Trojan, Ivan Trojan, Alfred Trojan, Miodrag Trojan, Vesna Trojan, Boris Trojan, Ana Trojan, Milan Trojan, Zlatko Trojan, Josip Trojan, Tomislav Trojan, Srđan Trojan, Marija Trojan, Vojko Trojan, Željka Trojan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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