Surname Marčina in modern Croatia

Marčina families are Croats and they are mostly from Luka on Dugi (Long) Island. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on Dugi, Long Island and in Zadar. In Luka on Dugi (Long) Island every third inhabitant had the family name Marčina.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Marčina live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and four other places, mostly in Zadar (45), Luka on Dugi (Long) Island (20), Rijeka (<5), Gornji Karin (<5), and in Benkovacko Selo (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (6), Canada (3), the United States (1), Austria (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Marčina (including: Marchina , Marcina ) is present in 23 countries worldwide.

Characteristic first names

Vana Marčina, Damir Marčina, Karmen Marčina, Davor Marčina, Zlatko Marčina, Željko Marčina, Silvija Marčina, Igor Marčina, Marijo Marčina, Robert Marčina, Marijana Marčina, Antonija Marčina, Jurica Marčina, Blaženka Marčina, Lado Marčina, Slavica Marčina, Žarko Marčina, Gojko Marčina, Ivan Marčina

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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