Saturday, January 15, 2011

Surname Saturday - Manovich

Our mother's maiden name is Manovich - but we know that this was not her father's given name at birth. His parents changed their last name some time after moving to the United States from Croatia - so my grandfather has a birth certificate with Manovich on it - but he also has one with the name Umiljenovic on it. This post will cover the history of what we know about the Manovich/Umiljenovic name.

Diane Lee Manovich - our mother

John Joseph Manovich - our grandfather

Jakov Umiljenovic - born July 24, 1892 in Lika, Croatia. Died May 1978 in Whiting, Indiana.

Jakov Umiljenovic - father to the above Jakov - unknown birth/death

Below is the baptism certificate of our great-grandfather - born Jakov Umiljenovic (became Jack Manovich). This is the only proof we have of his parent's names. We're hoping that a summer trip to Croatia will help us find out more about our Umiljenovic history and family.

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  1. AnonymousMay 11, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    my last name is umiljenovic, and although i live on island Rab, i know for a fact that my father side of family came to island from Gospic. also my father told me that few members of our family moved to USA (pittsburg, chichago) before WWI. if you want to get in touch please email me at marino.umi@gmail.com

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