Surname Višnić in modern Croatia

Višnić families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Ogulin , whereas often Croats (from Prelog ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ogulin and Rijeka. In places Popovo Selo and Gornje Dubrave in Ogulin every sixth inhabitant had the family name Višnić.

Prevalence

About 280 people with faimily name Višnić live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 460 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 25 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Rijeka (55), Zagreb (50), Ogulin (35), Karlovac (30), and in Prelog (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Višnić (including: Visnic , Visnich , Visnick , Vishnich , Wishnick , Vishnick , Wisnick , Vishnic , Wishnic and Visniec ) is present in 17 countries worldwide. The family name "Visnic " is used by some 600 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Saudi Arabia. "Visnich " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Visnick " is used by some 300 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Emina Višnić, Alen Višnić, Zoran Višnić, Dragana Višnić, Saša Višnić, Vladimir Višnić, Ivanka Višnić, Nenad Višnić, Siniša Višnić, Božica Višnić, Marinko Višnić, Predrag Višnić, Marin Višnić, Verica Višnić, Igor Višnić, Simo Višnić, Ratko Višnić, Đorđe Višnić, Tajana Višnić

Mentions in sources

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

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