Surname Vranešević in modern Croatia

Vranešević families are often Serbs and they are mostly from Hrvatska Kostajnica area , less frequently Croats (from Sisak ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and in Hrvatska Kostajnica area. In Bansko Vrpolje in Hrvatska Kostajnica area every third inhabitant had the family name Vranešević.

Prevalence

About 240 people with faimily name Vranešević live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 660 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 25 cities and 37 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Sisak (20), Bansko Vrpolje in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (15), Staro Selo (10), and in Vukovar (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vranešević (including: Vranesevic , Vranesevich ) is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Vranesevic " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Vranesevich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tihomir Vranešević, Joco Vranešević, Vasilj Vranešević, Mira Vranešević, Branko Vranešević, Boris Vranešević, Nikola Vranešević, Tatjana Vranešević, Vladimir Vranešević, Sandra Vranešević, Slavko Vranešević, Ljiljana Vranešević, Dragomir Vranešević, Ranko Vranešević, Jovanka Vranešević, Ratko Vranešević, Barbara Vranešević, Vlado Vranešević, Željko Vranešević

Mentions in sources

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

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