In Croatia, Macanić families are almost entirely Croats (from Donji Miholjac ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Donji Miholjac and Osijek.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Macanić live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and two other places, mostly in Donji Miholjac (20), Rijeka (<10), Osijek (<10), Orahovica (<10), and in Cavle in Rijeka area (<10).