Surname Zaninović in modern Croatia

Zaninović families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Hvar. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Zagreb. In Velo Grablje on the Island of Hvar every fourth inhabitant had the family name Zaninović.

Prevalence

About 380 people with faimily name Zaninović live in Croatia today, in 190 households. There were 340 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Zagreb (100), Split (80), Sibenik (70), and in Hvar (65) and Stari Grad (20) on the Island of Hvar.

Outside Croatia

At least 17 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (14), Mexico (2), and to Chile (1).
Family name Zaninović (including: Zaninovic , Zaninovich ) is present in 13 countries on four continents. The family name "Zaninovic " is used by some 200 people in Chile , about 200 in Argentina , and some 60 people in the United States. "Zaninovich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Argentina , and some 100 people in Colombia.

Characteristic first names

Tonko Zaninović, Vlasta Zaninović, Olja Zaninović, Francesca Zaninović, Nataša Zaninović, Ljiljana Zaninović, Joško Zaninović, Juroslav Zaninović, Vinko Zaninović, Maja Zaninović, Marin Zaninović, Velibor Zaninović, Zvonimir Zaninović, Borko Zaninović, Boris Zaninović, Pave Zaninović, Prošper Zaninović, Prošperino Zaninović, Matko Zaninović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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