Surname Markić in modern Croatia

Markić families are Croats and they are mostly from Rama (north Herzegovina), Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Mostar area) and in Rama, Bosnia (Prozor area). In Šćipe in Rama (Bosnia) every fourth inhabitant had the family name Markić.

Prevalence

About 1200 people with faimily name Markić live in Croatia today, in 470 households. There were 230 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 53 cities and 112 other places, mostly in Zagreb (240), Split (90), Sesvete (55), Ivankovo in Vinkovci area (55), and in Vinkovci (50).

Outside Croatia

At least 21 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (10), Austria (5), Switzerland (3), Canada (1), Australia (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Markić (including: Markic , Marcic , Markich , Marchich , Markichev , Marchick , Marcich , Marchwick , Markych and Marcici ) is present in 54 countries worldwide. "Markich " is used by some 100 people in Argentina , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia. "Marcic " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Australia. "Marcich " is used by small number of people in Chile and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željka Markić, Tihomir Markić, Joško Markić, Roko Markić, Krešimir Markić, Marija Markić, Ninoslav Markić, Irena Markić, Dean Markić, Kazimir Markić, Darko Markić, Nediljko Markić, Marina Markić, Mario Markić, Iva Markić, Marinko Markić, Ljuban Markić, Branko Markić, Ljubo Markić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1606 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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