Surname Marec in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Marec live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and another small place , mostly in Veliko Trgovisce in Zabok area (15) and Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Marec (including: Marez , Marrec , Maretz , Marezza , Marech , Marecz , Marrez , Maarec and Marezzi ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. "Marez " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 300 in France , and some 300 people in Mexico. "Maretz " is used by some 50 people in the United States. "Marecz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Sanjica Marec, Jasna Marec, Štefanija Marec, Ksenija Marec, Dragutin Marec, Ljudevit Marec, Marijan Marec, Ljiljana Marec, Zlatko Marec, Zora Marec, Olga Marec, Ružica Marec, Rudolf Marec, Marija Marec, Petar Marec, Petra Marec, Martin Marec, Matija Marec, Ana Marec

Mentions in sources

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

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