In Croatia, Magečić families are Croats (from Slatina area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Velika Gorica and in Slatina area. In Cvetković Brdo in Velika Gorica every sixth inhabitant had the family name Magečić.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Magečić live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are only located in threee Croatian cities and 6 other places, mostly in Cvetkovic Brdo (<10), Veliki Rastovac in Slatina area (<5), Cret Bizovacki in Valpovo area (<5), Visnjevac (<5), and in Nijemci in Vinkovci area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Magečić is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Magecic " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
