Surname Marjan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Marjan families are Croats (from the Island of Hvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Cazma.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Marjan live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are only located in in one Croatian city and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Zavala on the Island of Hvar (<5), Dragalic in Nova Gradiska area (<5), Pitve on the Island of Hvar (<5), and in Josan in Obrovac area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Marjan (including: Marian , Maryan , Marlyan , Maryann , Marjaan and Marjhan ) is present in 102 countries worldwide. "Maryan " is used by some 400 people in Indonesia , about 300 in Ukraine , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Katica Marjan, Domagoj Marjan, Rozmari Marjan, Antun Marjan, Vlatka Marjan, Marija Marjan, Petra Marjan, Vlado Marjan, Jelica Marjan, Darinka Marjan, Jovo Marjan, Juan Marjan, Nikola Marjan, Marijo Marjan, Mihaela Marjan, Luna Marjan, Stella Marjan, Karla Marjan, Hasan Marjan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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