Surname Marica in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Marica families are Serbs.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Marica live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Crikvenica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Marica (including: Mariza , Marizza , Maricha , Maritza , Marriza , Maricca , Marichah , Marizah and Marieza ) is present in 67 countries worldwide. "Maritza " is used by some 300 people in Indonesia , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in France. "Marieza " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marina Marica, Veselinka Marica, Celina Marica, Kata Marica, Marija Marica, Marjan Marica, Milka Marica, Nikola Marica, Tješimir Marica

Mentions in sources

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

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