Surname Markeš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Markeš families are Croats (from Ivanic-Grad area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Ivanic-Grad area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Markeš live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Klostar Ivanic in Ivanic-Grad area (<10), Krapina (<10), Koprivnica (<10), and in Cakovec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Markeš (including: Markes , Marches , Marces , Markesh , Marqes , Marckes , Markees , Markess , Markesha and Marckess ) is present in 59 countries worldwide. The family name "Markes " is used by some 5000 people in Brazil , about 1000 in the United States , and some 800 people in Russian Federation. "Marckess " is used by few people in the United States. "Markesha " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdravko Markeš, Zoran Markeš, Vilko Markeš, Davor Markeš, Tomislav Markeš, Neven Markeš, Matej Markeš, Siniša Markeš, Bruno Markeš, Renata Markeš, Marko Markeš, Miroslav Markeš, Zlatko Markeš, Zdenka Markeš, Ivan Markeš, Blaženka Markeš, Sandrica Markeš, Bojan Markeš, Jelica Markeš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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