Surname Španjol in modern Croatia

Španjol families are Croats mostly sa otoka Raba. According to some sources they are from Španjolska. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Rab and in Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 240 people with faimily name Španjol live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 240 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Palit (65) and Banjol (40) on the Island of Rab, Rijeka (35), and in Kampor (20) and Mundanije (20) on the Island of Rab.

Outside Croatia

At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (5), Germany (3), Switzerland (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Španjol (including: Spanjol , Spaniol , Spagnol and Spanyol ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Spanjol " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in Australia. "Spaniol " is used by some 1000 people in Brazil , about 700 in Germany , and some 600 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Miloš Španjol, Josip Španjol, Željko Španjol, Rajna Španjol, Damir Španjol, Dušanka Španjol, Ksenija Španjol, Žarko Španjol, Branka Španjol, Vinko Španjol, Mirjana Španjol, Franjo Španjol, Božidar Španjol, Laureta Španjol, Snježana Španjol, Marko Španjol, Nebojša Španjol, Vjekoslav Španjol, Davor Španjol

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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