Surname Žanić in modern Croatia

Žanić families are Croats and they are mostly from Slunj area. According to some sources they are from Modrus. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Split.

Prevalence

About 480 people with faimily name Žanić live in Croatia today, in 200 households. There were 470 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 34 cities and 38 other places, mostly in Zagreb (105), Podstrana in Solin area (40), Josipdol in Ogulin area (25), Osijek (20), and in Kutina (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 15 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (8), the United States (3), Australia (1), Austria (1), Chile (1), and to Belgium (1).
Family name Žanić (including: Zanic , Zanich , Zanitsch , Zanick and Zanych ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Zanic " is used by some 200 people in Brazil , about 200 in the United States , and some 60 people in Australia. "Zanich " is used by some 80 people in Argentina , small number in Australia , and small number of people in the United States. "Zanitsch " is used by some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Žanić, Miljenko Žanić, Ivo Žanić, Mateo Žanić, Tonka Žanić, Vedran Žanić, Katja Žanić, Mario Žanić, Tomislav Žanić, Hrvoje Žanić, Mladen Žanić, Joso Žanić, Ignacijo Žanić, Dražen Žanić, Ronald Žanić, Tatjana Žanić, Daniel Žanić, Dragana Žanić, Ivan Žanić

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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