Surname Marčin in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Marčin families are generally Croats (from Kutina ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Slatina area. In Gornji Uljanik in Garesnica every fiftieth inhabitant had the family name Marčin.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Marčin live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Zagreb (10), Kutina (<5), Kupinecki Kraljevec (<5), Obrovnica (<5), and in Gornji Uljanik (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Marčin (including: Marcin , Marchin , Marczin , Marcín , Martschin , Marchain , Marcien , Marcyn , Marckin and Marchien ) is present in 39 countries worldwide. The family name "Marcin " is used by some 30000 people in Poland , about 3000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Mexico. "Marchin " is used by some 100 people in France , about 90 in the United States , and some 60 people in Ukraine. "Marczin " is used by some 200 people in Hungary and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Igor Marčin, Stjepan Marčin, Alen Marčin, Stela Marčin, Katarina Marčin, Vladimir Marčin, Milan Marčin, Anđela Marčin, Martina Marčin, Mileva Marčin, Adela Marčin, Marija Marčin, Gordana Marčin, Tomislav Marčin, Štefica Marčin, Dorica Marčin, Mira Marčin, Zorica Marčin, Milivoj Marčin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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