Marcelić families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Ugljan. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on the Island of Ugljan.
Prevalence
About 170 people with faimily name Marcelić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zadar (95), Preko on the Island of Ugljan (35), Zagreb (25), Rijeka (<10), and in Zapresic (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Argentina (2) and the United States (2). Family name Marcelić (including: Marcelic , Marcelich ) is present in 7 countries on three continents. The family name "Marcelic " is used by some 80 people in the United States and small number in Australia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1842 in source Catholic Church Parish Records 1842.
