Surname Marčetić in modern Croatia

Marčetić families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Knin area , whereas often Croats (from Orahovica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Knin area and in Zagreb. In Čojlug in Orahovica area every third inhabitant had the family name Marčetić.

Prevalence

About 260 people with faimily name Marčetić live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 450 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 31 cities and 22 other places, mostly in Zagreb (80), Rijeka (15), Osijek (15), Bjelovar (10), and in Pozega (10).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (1) and Germany (1).
Family name Marčetić (including: Marcetic , Marcetich and Marchetich ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Marcetic " is used by some 60 people in Germany , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Marcetich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tamara Marčetić, Zdravko Marčetić, Simo Marčetić, Sanja Marčetić, Marinela Marčetić, Goranka Marčetić, Dejan Marčetić, Gordana Marčetić, Darijan Marčetić, Neda Marčetić, Daniel Marčetić, Dario Marčetić, Gojko Marčetić, Ivana Marčetić, Jasmin Marčetić, Nataša Marčetić, Milica Marčetić, Nina Marčetić, Marko Marčetić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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