Surname Matasić in modern Croatia

Matasić families are Croats and they are mostly from Otocac. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Otocac and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 510 people with faimily name Matasić live in Croatia today, in 200 households. There were 580 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 31 cities and 38 other places, mostly in Covici (120), Zagreb (75), Otocac (40), Sisljavic (30), and in Prozor (25).

Outside Croatia

Family name Matasić (including: Matasic , Matasich and Matasick ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Matasic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Sweden , and small number of people in Australia. "Matasich " is used by some 80 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Matasick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Matasić, Hrvoje Matasić, Božica Matasić, Tomislav Matasić, Božo Matasić, Marijan Matasić, Hrvojka Matasić, Domagoj Matasić, Davor Matasić, Vedran Matasić, Ingeborg Matasić, Franjo Matasić, Željko Matasić, Dražen Matasić, Josip Matasić, Darko Matasić, Joso Matasić, Sanja Matasić, Filip Matasić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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