Surname Marović in modern Croatia

Marović families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Split , barely Serbs and Montenegrins. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Sinj. In Zelovo in Sinj every sixth inhabitant had the family name Marović.

Prevalence

About 1100 people with faimily name Marović live in Croatia today, in 420 households. There were 1100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 43 cities and 76 other places, mostly in Split (230), Zagreb (135), Mravince (120), Rakov Potok (75), and in Solin (40).

Outside Croatia

At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (6), Australia (2), Germany (2), Canada (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Marović (including: Marovic , Marovich , Maerovich , Marovick and Marowich ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Marovic " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 80 people in Czech Republic. "Marovich " is used by some 700 people in the United States , small number in Argentina , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Marovick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Pavao Marović, Šime Marović, Franjo Marović, Stjepan Marović, Marijan Marović, Zdravko Marović, Velimir Marović, Branimir Marović, Anton Marović, Mirjana Marović, Gordana Marović, Marko Marović, Nataša Marović, Zrinka Marović, Željko Marović, Gordan Marović, Sanda Marović, Dražen Marović, Dragutin Marović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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