Surname Marinkić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Marinkić families are generally Croats (from Zupanja area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zupanja area and in Bosanian Posavina (Brcko area).

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Marinkić live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located and two other Croatian places, mostly in Posavski Podgajci (<10) and Gunja (<5) in Zupanja area, Rijeka (<5), Labin (<5), and in Gornji Karin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Marinkić (including: Marincic , Marincas , Marinkic , Marincich and Marinchick ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. "Marincic " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 200 in Canada , and some 100 people in Australia. "Marincich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Marinchick " is used by some 50 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Persa Marinkić, Pavo Marinkić, Branimir Marinkić, Đuro Marinkić, Nataša Marinkić, Stjepan Marinkić, Bara Marinkić, Kristina Marinkić, Jula Marinkić, Anica Marinkić, Katica Marinkić, Ivan Marinkić, Ljerka Marinkić, Martin Marinkić, Ana Marinkić, Adela Marinkić, Luka Marinkić, Maja Marinkić, Ružica Marinkić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1678 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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