Surname Markešić in modern Croatia

Markešić families are Croats and they are mostly from Bjelovar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rama, Bosnia (Prozor area) and in Jastrebarsko.

Prevalence

About 290 people with faimily name Markešić live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 270 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 0 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 33 other places, mostly in Draganic in Karlovac area (40), Guci Draganicki (40), Bjelovar (40), Zagreb (35), and in Rovisce in Bjelovar area (20).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), Canada (1), the United States (1), Australia (1), and to France (1).
Family name Markešić (including: Markesic , Markesich and Marchesich ) is present in 8 countries worldwide. "Markesich " is used by some 60 people in the United States and small number in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Markešić, Mijo Markešić, Mladen Markešić, Luka Markešić, Dražen Markešić, Božica Markešić, Ivica Markešić, Mile Markešić, Željko Markešić, Marijana Markešić, Slavko Markešić, Nikola Markešić, Stjepan Markešić, Darija Markešić, Mario Markešić, Jozo Markešić, Zoran Markešić, Anto Markešić, Sandra Markešić

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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