Surname Marcan in modern Croatia

Marcan families are Croats and they are mostly from Pazin. According to some sources they are from Veneto Region in Italy. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pazin and Pula.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Marcan live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Pazin (10), Pula (10), Zarecje (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Gracisce in Pazin area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Marcan (including: Marzan , Marchan , Marzahn , Marzhan , Martzahn and Martzan ) is present in 72 countries worldwide. The family name "Marcan " is used by some 200 people in Slovakia , about 200 in Czech Republic , and some 90 people in the United States. "Marzan " is used by some 30000 people in the Philippines , about 10000 in Bangladesh , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Martzan " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dorela Marcan, Dean Marcan, Irena Marcan, Kristijan Marcan, Gordana Marcan, Samanta Marcan, Livio Marcan, Loredana Marcan, Otavio Marcan, Raul Marcan, Nenad Marcan, Lučo Marcan, Karmen Marcan, Melita Marcan, Mirjana Marcan, Sanda Marcan, Dino Marcan, Mirela Marcan, Ivan Marcan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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