Surname Maglić in modern Croatia

Maglić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Omis area , rarely Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Omis area and in Karlovac.

Prevalence

About 280 people with faimily name Maglić live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 22 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Sculac in Duga Resa area (30), Cista Velika in Omis area (25), Split (25), and in Rijeka (20).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Canada (2) and the United States (1).
Family name Maglić (including: Maglic , Maglich , Maglych and Maglitsch ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Maglic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 70 in Sweden , and small number of people in Austria. "Maglich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 80 in Ukraine , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Maglitsch " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Leon Maglić, Meri Maglić, Miroslav Maglić, Olivera Maglić, Ivana Maglić, Alen Maglić, Ivan Maglić, Goran Maglić, Bruno Maglić, Željko Maglić, Kristina Maglić, Anđelka Maglić, Luka Maglić, Lovro Maglić, Marko Maglić, Ružica Maglić, Edin Maglić, Mario Maglić, Petar Maglić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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