Surname Matetić in modern Croatia

Matetić families are Croats and they are mostly from Crikvenica. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Drnis. In Breza in Opatija area every second inhabitant had the family name Matetić.

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Matetić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Split (40), Rijeka (20), Jadranovo (15), Sisak (10), and in Viskovo in Rijeka area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Matetić (including: Matetic , Matetich and Matetick ) is present in 9 countries on three continents. The family name "Matetic " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Matetich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 80 in Italy , and small number of people in Canada. "Matetick " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Maja Matetić, Biserka Matetić, Boris Matetić, Vasiljko Matetić, Mirjana Matetić, Igor Matetić, Manolito Matetić, Vesna Matetić, Branko Matetić, Daniela Matetić, Dragan Matetić, Nenad Matetić, Marino Matetić, Nikica Matetić, Miljenko Matetić, Erik Matetić, Josipa Matetić, Tomislav Matetić, Ivan Matetić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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