Surname Vranešić in modern Croatia

Vranešić families are Croats and they are mostly from Ogulin area. According to some sources they are from Dragosevci (Zumberak). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Ogulin area.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Vranešić live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 32 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Strezojevo in Glina area (30), Karlovac (20), Polje Ozaljsko (10), and in Hotnja in Glina area (10).

Outside Croatia

At least eight families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (3), the Netherlands (1), the United States (1), Switzerland (1), Austria (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Vranešić (including: Vranesic , Vranesich ) is present in 13 countries on three continents. The family name "Vranesic " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 80 in the United States , and some 60 people in Switzerland. "Vranesich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Milan Vranešić, Đuro Vranešić, Josip Vranešić, Darko Vranešić, Nenad Vranešić, Branka Vranešić, Berislav Vranešić, Ljiljana Vranešić, Vladimir Vranešić, Krunoslav Vranešić, Renata Vranešić, Emil Vranešić, Deni Vranešić, Andrija Vranešić, Viktoria Vranešić, Vedran Vranešić, Alenka Vranešić, Danijela Vranešić, Marijo Vranešić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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