Surname Margeta in modern Croatia

Margeta families are Croats and they are mostly from Senj. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Senj and Slavonski Brod. In Stolac in Senj every sixth inhabitant had the family name Margeta.

Prevalence

About 360 people with faimily name Margeta live in Croatia today, in 150 households. There were 290 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 34 cities and 31 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Slavonski Brod (40), Senj (30), Senj (25), and in Metkovic (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Margeta (including: Margetta , Margetha ) is present in 13 countries on four continents. The family name "Margeta " is used by small number of people in Indonesia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Slovakia. "Margetha " is used by few people in the United States. "Margetta " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Boško Margeta, Tomislav Margeta, Karmen Margeta, Vladimir Margeta, Katarina Margeta, Jure Margeta, Ivo Margeta, Ivana Margeta, Damir Margeta, Jasna Margeta, Jurica Margeta, Ante Margeta, Silvana Margeta, Vedran Margeta, Mile Margeta, Marija Margeta, Marijana Margeta, Josip Margeta, Joško Margeta

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1842 in source Catholic Church Parish Records 1842.

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