Surname Mart in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Mart families are generally Croats (from the Island of Brac ), very rarely Jews (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and in Hrvatska Kostajnica area. In Čukur in Hrvatska Kostajnica every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Mart.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Mart live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located and four other Croatian places, mostly in Rijeka (<5), Samobor (<5), Greda Sunjska in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<5), Krsan in Labin area (<5), and in Hrvatska Kostajnica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mart (including: Martha , Marth , Marthe , Maart , Marthi , Mahrt , Martho , Martt and Mardt ) is present in 136 countries worldwide. "Marth " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in Pakistan. "Mardt " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Martt " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 60 in Uganda , and small number of people in Mexico.

Characteristic first names

Mario Mart, Emil Mart, Božica Mart, Melanija Mart, Matija Mart, Sara Mart, Mirko Mart, Dragan Mart, Rita Mart, Sanja Mart, Marija Mart, Vlado Mart, Tomislav Mart, Aleksandar Mart, Nikola Mart, Milka Mart, Andrija Mart, Katarina Mart, Veronika Mart

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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