Surname Markuš in modern Croatia

Markuš families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area , rarely Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zlatar area. In Markušbrijeg in Zlatar area every third inhabitant had the family name Markuš.

Prevalence

About 470 people with faimily name Markuš live in Croatia today, in 200 households. There were 570 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 32 cities and 60 other places, mostly in Zagreb (115), Markusbrijeg in Zlatar area (55), Karlovac (25), Donje Stative in Duga Resa area (20), and in Kutina (20).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (2) and the United States (1).
Family name Markuš (including: Markus , Markush , Markusse , Markhus , Markues , Markusha , Markusch , Markuss , Markusz and Marckus ) is present in 137 countries worldwide. The family name "Markus " is used by some 50000 people in Germany , about 20000 in the United States , and some 20000 people in Indonesia. "Markush " is used by some 500 people in Ukraine , about 100 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Markusch " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marko Markuš, Božidar Markuš, Dario Markuš, Hrvoje Markuš, Iva Markuš, Antun Markuš, Nevenka Markuš, Janoš Markuš, Dražen Markuš, Zlatko Markuš, Damir Markuš, Etica Markuš, Jadranka Markuš, Ivan Markuš, Vlatka Markuš, Zdravko Markuš, Moren Markuš, Maca Markuš, Maja Markuš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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