Surname Marinković in modern Croatia

Marinković families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Brac , often Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Zagreb. In Poljica in Nin every seventh inhabitant had the family name Marinković.

Prevalence

About 1800 people with faimily name Marinković live in Croatia today, in 810 households. There were 1800 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 80 cities and 133 other places, mostly in Zagreb (290), Split (195), Bol on the Island of Brac (175), Poljica (105), and in Rijeka (85).

Outside Croatia

At least 46 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (15), Germany (12), Austria (7), Australia (4), Switzerland (2), France (2), Canada (2), Japan (1), and to Chile (1).
Family name Marinković (including: Marinkovich , Marinkovic , Marincovich and Marincovic ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. The family name "Marinkovic " is used by some 600 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 300 people in Austria. "Marinkovich " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 100 in New Zealand , and some 80 people in Russian Federation. "Marincovich " is used by some 300 people in Argentina , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Chile.

Characteristic first names

Mirko Marinković, Slobodan Marinković, Renata Marinković, Sonja Marinković, Pavao Marinković, Denka Marinković, Vlatka Marinković, Tihomir Marinković, Ranko Marinković, Jakša Marinković, Stjepan Marinković, Marija Marinković, Dušan Marinković, Danilo Marinković, Mirjana Marinković, Vinko Marinković, Božidar Marinković, Marina Marinković, Dragomir Marinković

Mentions in sources

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

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