Surname Mandarić in modern Croatia

Mandarić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Omis area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Omis area and in Sinj.

Prevalence

About 610 people with faimily name Mandarić live in Croatia today, in 260 households. There were 560 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 38 cities and 35 other places, mostly in Zagreb (115), Split (75), Djakovo (60), Cista Velika in Omis area (60), and in Solin (30).

Outside Croatia

At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (5), Switzerland (2), Australia (2), and to the United States (1).
Family name Mandarić (including: Mandaric , Mandarich ) is present in 15 countries on four continents. The family name "Mandaric " is used by some 80 people in Canada , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States. "Mandarich " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Mario Mandarić, Darko Mandarić, Tanasija Mandarić, Čedomir Mandarić, Marija Mandarić, Petar Mandarić, Jovan Mandarić, Marina Mandarić, Mira Mandarić, Helena Mandarić, Dragan Mandarić, Robert Mandarić, Ante Mandarić, Željko Mandarić, Ana Mandarić, Franjo Mandarić, Nevenka Mandarić, Ivan Mandarić, Mato Mandarić

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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