Surname Mačešić in modern Croatia

Mačešić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Vinkovci , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Vinkovci.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Mačešić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Domagovic (<10), Karlovac (<10), Dugi Dol in Duga Resa area (<10), and in Duga Resa (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mačešić (including: Macesic , Macesich and Machesic ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Macesic " is used by some 100 people in Canada , about 60 in Australia , and some 50 people in the United States. "Machesic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Macesich " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Boris Mačešić, Ljiljana Mačešić, Đorđe Mačešić, Vlado Mačešić, Božena Mačešić, Jasenka Mačešić, Velimir Mačešić, Božica Mačešić, Petra Mačešić, Dražen Mačešić, Dragan Mačešić, Milorad Mačešić, Marijan Mačešić, Birgitta Mačešić, Katarina Mačešić, Maja Mačešić, Miroljub Mačešić, Milan Mačešić, Gordana Mačešić

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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