Vrandečić
Vrandečić (also spelled Vrandecic) is a Croatian surname.[1] The name is known only to originate from Pučišća on the island of Brač. The oldest mention of the name is from 1674,[2] indicating that the family settled here as refugees from the War of Candia. The meaning of the name Vrandečić is unclear. The most likely explanation is that it comes from the first name Vrandeka, Vrane, Frane (but the change from an F to a V is unusual).[3]
According to the 2021 Croatian census, there were 172 people in Croatia with this last name.[4]
People with the name include:
- Denny Vrandečić (born 1978), Croatian-American computer scientist
- Ivo Vrandečić, (born 1927), Croatian politician and businessman, former president of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia and director of Jadranbrod
- Vesna Vrandečić, Croatian singer, member of the band Xenia
References
- ^ "Vrandečić Surname Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
Approximately 270 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Croatia; Highest density in: Croatia.
- ^ Domagoj Vidović (2010). "Obiteljski nadimci u Pučišćima na otoku Braču". Rasprave: Časopis Instituta za Hrvatski Jezik i Jezikoslovlje (in Croatian). 36 (2): 345–366. ISSN 1331-6745. Wikidata Q110941702.
- ^ Petar Šimunović (2006). Hrvatska prezimena (in Croatian). ISBN 978-953-212-251-0. OL 18665514W. Wikidata Q110941733.
- ^ "Popis stanovništva, kućanstava i stanova u Republici Hrvatskoj 2021. godine". Državni zavod za statistiku - Imena i prezimena u Republici Hrvatskoj. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
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