Surname Margitić in modern Croatia

Margitić families are Croats and they are mostly from Bakar. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Bakar.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Margitić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties and 9 other places, mostly in Rijeka (20), Zagreb (15), Kraljevica (15), Praputnjak (10), and in Krasica (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Margitić (including: Margitic , Margitich , Margitics and Margitych ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Margitic " is used by small number of people in Ukraine , small number of people in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Margitich " is used by some 400 people in Ukraine , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Margitics " is used by some 100 people in Hungary , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Margitić, Božidar Margitić, Vladimir Margitić, Berislav Margitić, Marin Margitić, Bernard Margitić, Barbara Margitić, Lela Margitić, Rajko Margitić, Amalija Margitić, Snježana Margitić, Dolores Margitić, Linda Margitić, Tatjana Margitić, Ana Margitić, Stjepan Margitić, Zdravko Margitić, Marko Margitić, Anton Margitić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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