Surname Marš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Marš families are Croats (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Marš live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (40), Gornji Stupnik in Samobor area (<5), and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Marš (including: Mars , Marsh , Marsch , Marrs , Marsha , Marshe , Marsho , Marsz , Marsth and Marss ) is present in 155 countries worldwide. The family name "Mars " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 6000 in France , and some 4000 people in Haiti. "Marsh " is used by some 70000 people in the United States , about 10000 in Great Britain , and some 8000 people in Australia. "Marsch " is used by some 3000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 100 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Miljenko Marš, Višnja Marš, Maja Marš, Ivan Marš, Mario Marš, Igor Marš, Miroslav Marš, Jadranka Marš, Saša Marš, Snježana Marš, Ivana Marš, Dino Marš, Branko Marš, Vidica Marš, Marina Marš, Andrej Marš, Antonio Marš, Milan Marš, Katarina Marš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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