Surname Marinić in modern Croatia

Marinić families are Croats and they are mostly from Otocac. According to some sources they are from Vitez area (Kruscica, Gornji Kosinj) in Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Otocac. In Donja Vrela in Bosanian Posavina every fifth inhabitant had the family name Marinić.

Prevalence

About 1700 people with faimily name Marinić live in Croatia today, in 710 households. There were 1100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 68 cities and 163 other places, mostly in Zagreb (370), Slavonski Brod (170), Split (50), Rijeka (50), and in Osijek (50).

Outside Croatia

At least 34 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (13), Australia (10), Switzerland (5), Canada (3), the United States (2), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Marinić (including: Marinic , Marinich , Marinitsch , Marynich , Marinych , Marinick , Marinics , Marynick , Marinici and Marynicz ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. "Marinick " is used by some 50 people in the United States. "Marinics " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Austria. "Marynick " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nikolina Marinić, Marin Marinić, Igor Marinić, Miljenko Marinić, Mario Marinić, Branka Marinić, Zoran Marinić, Snježana Marinić, Željko Marinić, Ilija Marinić, Nikica Marinić, Jasna Marinić, Slavko Marinić, Davor Marinić, Anto Marinić, Vladimir Marinić, Goran Marinić, Milan Marinić, Zvonko Marinić

Mentions in sources

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

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