In Croatia, Maurić families are predominantly Croats (from Pazin area ), rarely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Maurić live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Prhati in Labin area (10), Sveti Petar u Sumi in Pazin area (<10), Varazdin (<10), Pula (<10), and in Umag (<10).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1516 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.