Surname Marčić in modern Croatia

Marčić families are often Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Kakanj area) and in Sibenik. In Lučići in Middle Bosnia every second inhabitant had the family name Marčić.

Prevalence

About 550 people with faimily name Marčić live in Croatia today, in 210 households. There were 430 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 31 cities and 49 other places, mostly in Sibenik (80), Split (70), Zagreb (35), Gornji Humac on the Island of Brac (25), and in Viskovo in Rijeka area (25).

Outside Croatia

At least 14 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (8), the Netherlands (2), Germany (2), Australia (1), and to France (1).
Family name Marčić (including: Marcic , Marchich , Marcich , Marchick , Marcassi , Marchwick , Marchic , Marchici , Marcici and Martschin ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. The family name "Marcic " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Australia. "Marcich " is used by small number of people in Chile and small number in the United States. "Marchick " is used by some 80 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tonka Marčić, Zvonimir Marčić, Željka Marčić, Zlatko Marčić, Astrid Marčić, Zoran Marčić, Milan Marčić, Uroš Marčić, Jurica Marčić, Marica Marčić, Nedjeljko Marčić, Radovan Marčić, Ivan Marčić, Goran Marčić, Tomislav Marčić, Ljiljana Marčić, Marino Marčić, Mladen Marčić, Eva Marčić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1606 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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