Surname Marc in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Marc families are generally Croats (from Duga Resa area ), very rarely Albanians (from Varazdin ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Duga Resa area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Marc live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Banjsko Selo in Duga Resa area (10), Duga Resa (<10), Mreznicki Varos (<5), Varazdin (<5), and in Velika Gorica (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Marc (including: Martz , Marz , March , Marcz , Marcchi , Maerchy , Marzza , Marzha and Marthz ) is present in 147 countries worldwide. "Marz " is used by some 5000 people in Germany , about 2000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in the Philippines. "Martz " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 7000 in Mexico , and some 2000 people in France. "Marcz " is used by some 300 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Poland.

Characteristic first names

Alexandre Marc, Jasenka Marc, Ankica Marc, Martin Marc, Petar Marc, Mira Marc, Mirjan Marc, Damir Marc, Jelena Marc, Alex Marc, Branko Marc, Ivan Marc, Mirko Marc, Antonija Marc, Mateja Marc, Marijan Marc, Mara Marc, Lucija Marc, Kata Marc

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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