Surname Majstorović in modern Croatia

Majstorović families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia , less frequently Serbs and Bosniaks (from Bosnian Posavina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Kakanj area) and in Bosanian Posavina (Derventa area). In Bjelavići in Middle Bosnia every fourth inhabitant had the family name Majstorović.

Prevalence

About 2000 people with faimily name Majstorović live in Croatia today, in 830 households. There were 1400 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 78 cities and 211 other places, mostly in Zagreb (395), Rijeka (80), Vinkovci (70), Cerna in Zupanja area (60), and in Sesvete (55).

Outside Croatia

At least 28 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (10), Austria (6), Australia (4), Switzerland (3), Canada (2), France (1), the United States (1), and to Belgium (1).
Family name Majstorović (including: Majstorovic , Maystorovich and Majstorovich ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Majstorovic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 60 people in Russian Federation. "Majstorovich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mato Majstorović, Božo Majstorović, Zoran Majstorović, Daniel Majstorović, Davor Majstorović, Štefica Majstorović, Vesna Majstorović, Irena Majstorović, Marija Majstorović, Pero Majstorović, Lidija Majstorović, Vedran Majstorović, Ivan Majstorović, Vlasta Majstorović, Ilija Majstorović, Martina Majstorović, Ivica Majstorović, Igor Majstorović, Željko Majstorović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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