Surname Marenić in modern Croatia

Marenić families are Croats and they are mostly from Novska area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Novska. In Košutarica in Novska area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Marenić.

Prevalence

About 380 people with faimily name Marenić live in Croatia today, in 170 households. There were 490 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 36 cities and 33 other places, mostly in Zagreb (90), Novska (35), Kosutarica in Novska area (30), Brocice (20), and in Virovitica (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Marenić (including: Marenich , Marenic , Marenych , Marenick , Marenici and Marenichi ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Marenic " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Italy. "Marenick " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Marenić, Milan Marenić, Mario Marenić, Dubravka Marenić, Antun Marenić, Smiljka Marenić, Martin Marenić, Ivan Marenić, Damir Marenić, Dario Marenić, Zoran Marenić, Milka Marenić, Ljerka Marenić, Domagoj Marenić, Vlasta Marenić, Željko Marenić, Vjekoslav Marenić, Eduard Marenić, Davorka Marenić

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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