In Croatia, Magašić families are Croats (from the Island of Krk ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Magašić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Baska on the Island of Krk (10), Zadar (<10), Sesvete (<10), and in Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least 17 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (12), Australia (4), and to Austria (1). Family name Magašić (including: Magasich , Magasic ) is present in four countries on three continents. "Magasich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Chile.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.