Surname Majkus in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Majkus families are generally Croats (from Porec area ), rarely Italians (also from Porec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Porec area. In Majkusi in Porec area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Majkus.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Majkus live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Majkusi in Porec area (15), Zagreb (<5), Pula (<5), Porec (<5), and in Pazin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Majkus (including: Maykus , Maikus , Meikus and Meichus ) is present in 12 countries on four continents. "Maykus " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Meikus " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Meichus " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Siniša Majkus, Tomislav Majkus, Danica Majkus, Patricia Majkus, Ada Majkus, Dalila Majkus, Irena Majkus, Maksim Majkus, Erminio Majkus, Ivan Majkus, Teofanija Majkus, Rudi Majkus, Armando Majkus, Miodrag Majkus, Fuma Majkus, Antica Majkus, Marija Majkus, Severino Majkus, Jordan Majkus

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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