Surname Matejić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Matejić families are generally Croats (from Karlovac ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Matejić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Karlovac (15), Split (10), Velika Gorica (<10), and in Mozdjenec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Matejić (including: Matejic , Matejich , Mateyich and Matejick ) is present in 16 countries on four continents. The family name "Matejic " is used by some 90 people in Germany , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Sweden. "Matejich " is used by few people in the United States. "Matejick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Matejić, Krešo Matejić, Tihomir Matejić, Ivana Matejić, Suzana Matejić, Denis Matejić, Milosav Matejić, Martina Matejić, Marko Matejić, Vlatka Matejić, Nevenka Matejić, Darijo Matejić, Tomislav Matejić, Tajana Matejić, Ružica Matejić, Nikica Matejić, Snježana Matejić, Vlastimir Matejić, Barbara Matejić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1935 in source Faculty of Humanities University of Zagreb Alumni.

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