Surname Mešin in modern Croatia

Mešin families are Croats and they are mostly from Drnis area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Drnis area and in Drnis. In Umljanović in Drnis area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Mešin.

Prevalence

About 290 people with faimily name Mešin live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Split (145), Zagreb (40), Ruzic in Drnis area (20), Solin (15), and in Umljanovic in Drnis area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (2) and the United States (1).
Family name Mešin (including: Meshkin , Meshin , Messin , Meschin , Meshgin , Messien , Messein , Mesin , Meesin and Mehsin ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. "Meschin " is used by some 200 people in France , small number in Tunisia , and small number of people in the United States. "Messin " is used by some 700 people in France , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in Egypt. "Meshkin " is used by some 2000 people in Iran , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Turkey.

Characteristic first names

Igor Mešin, Branka Mešin, Maja Mešin, Mato Mešin, Nives Mešin, Velimir Mešin, Željko Mešin, Marko Mešin, Božo Mešin, Petar Mešin, Antonija Mešin, Silvio Mešin, Josip Mešin, Milka Mešin, Josipa Mešin, Ema Mešin, Mirjana Mešin, Nikša Mešin, Nada Mešin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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