Surname Marini in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Marini families are predominantly Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ), rarely Italians (from Labin area ), and barely Macedonians (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Marini live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Split (20), Zagreb (10), Pula (<10), Lovran in Opatija area (<10), and in Vodnjan in Pula area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Marini (including: Marieni , Marinie , Marrini , Mariny , Marinni , Marinnie , Marinih , Mahrini and Mariini ) is present in 96 countries worldwide. "Marieni " is used by some 200 people in Italy and small number in the United States. "Marinnie " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Srećko Marini, Boris Marini, Robert Marini, Dijana Marini, Moreno Marini, Danijela Marini, Vinko Marini, Marino Marini, Željka Marini, Danijel Marini, Florijan Marini, Svetlana Marini, Milivoja Marini, Anka Marini, Romana Marini, Iris Marini, Đani Marini, Nebojša Marini, Čedomir Marini

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over a hundred times, the first time 1642 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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