Surname Zrinski in modern Croatia

Zrinski families are Croats and they are mostly from Oroslavje area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Oroslavje area.

Prevalence

About 450 people with faimily name Zrinski live in Croatia today, in 190 households. There were 430 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 28 cities and 47 other places, mostly in Zagreb (75), Stubicke Toplice in Oroslavje area (50), Podravske Sesvete in Djurdjevac area (25), Varazdin (25), and in Sesvete (20).

Outside Croatia

At least eight families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), Australia (2), Switzerland (1), Austria (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Zrinski (including: Zrinsky , Zerinski , Zerinsky and Zrinszki ) is present in 13 countries on four continents. The family name "Zrinski " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Germany. "Zrinszki " is used by few people in the United States. "Zerinski " is used by few people in Japan and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Petar Zrinski, Tatjana Zrinski, Goran Zrinski, Stjepan Zrinski, Zrinka Zrinski, Suzana Zrinski, Gordana Zrinski, Tomislav Zrinski, Ivan Zrinski, Alen Zrinski, Željka Zrinski, Hrvoje Zrinski, Anita Zrinski, Tihomir Zrinski, Davor Zrinski, Marianne Zrinski, Vesna Zrinski, Damir Zrinski, Ivanka Zrinski

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1664 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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