Stanovništvo Komina u 18. i prvoj polovici 19. stoljeća
The population of Komin in the eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth centuries

Summary/Abstract: The population of Komin in the eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth centuries is analyzed using the registers of births of the Komin-Rogotin parish as well as the population registers for the following years: 1733, 1796, 1806, 1818, 1823 and 1831. Data obtained from these sources were amended with data from other unpublished (registers of deaths and marriages of the Komin parish) and published sources (Venetian land registers) as well as relevant literature. The goal of this paper is to discuss the anthroponymic characteristics of the inhabitants, that is, their personal names and the reasons behind the choice of these names. The family names and the families of Komin are best traced using population registers. In addition to an account of immigration into Komin, this essay is furthermore trying to establish the date of the foundation of the settlement. Population registers were also used to construct a picture of the household structure. From oral histories and literature, the traditional custom of celebrating the family’s patron- saint’s day in Komin is discussed and then compared to the traditions of other settlements along the course of river Neretva, in Makarska Littoral and in Vrgorac.

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