Surname Mešić in modern Croatia

Mešić families are mainly Bosniaks and they are mostly from Tuzla Region (Bosnia), whereas often Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area). In Kosova in Middle Bosnia every fourth inhabitant had the family name Mešić.

Prevalence

About 320 people with faimily name Mešić live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 38 cities and 33 other places, mostly in Zagreb (190), Rijeka (20), Pula (20), Makarska (15), and in Cepin in Osijek area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (1) and the United States (1).
Family name Mešić (including: Mesic , Messick , Mesich , Mesick , Meshich , Mesics , Messich , Messic , Mescic and Meschic ) is present in 51 countries worldwide. The family name "Mesic " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 2000 in the United States , and some 800 people in Canada. "Mesich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 70 in Canada , and small number of people in Taiwan. "Meschic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Aleksandar Mešić, Marijana Mešić, Goran Mešić, Vanja Mešić, Nervad Mešić, Ahmet Mešić, Suvad Mešić, Asim Mešić, Armin Mešić, Slavica Mešić, Nedib Mešić, Damir Mešić, Alija Mešić, Nenad Mešić, Alma Mešić, Denis Mešić, Edis Mešić, Izudin Mešić, Sandrino Mešić

Mentions in sources

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

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