Surname Matović in modern Croatia

Matović families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Beli Manastir area , also Serbs, very rarely Montenegrins. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Serbia. In Fališi in Podrinje (Bosnia) every second inhabitant had the family name Matović.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Matović live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Dubrovnik (15), Dubosevica in Beli Manastir area (15), Mokosica (<10), and in Sumarina (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Matović (including: Matovich , Matovic , Matovick , Mathovich , Mattovich , Matoviche and Matowich ) is present in 37 countries worldwide. The family name "Matovic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 70 in Germany , and some 60 people in Slovakia. "Matovich " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 70 in Canada , and some 50 people in Argentina. "Mathovich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Goran Matović, Nebojša Matović, Vinko Matović, Milan Matović, Sonja Matović, Ljiljana Matović, Marjan Matović, Boško Matović, Marko Matović, Tatjana Matović, Borka Matović, Dragan Matović, Ivan Matović, Martina Matović, Predrag Matović, Ivanka Matović, Ivo Matović, Matija Matović, Matko Matović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1710 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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