Surname Medi in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Medi families are generally Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ), rarely Albanians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and on Peljesac Peninsula. In Mali Ston on Peljesac Peninsula every sixth inhabitant had the family name Medi.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Medi live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (10), Split (10), Mali Ston on the Peljesac peninsula (10), Zadar (<5), and in Ston on the Peljesac peninsula (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Medi (including: Mehdi , Medhi , Meddi , Meedi , Medie , Medieh , Meddhi , Medih and Medii ) is present in 117 countries worldwide. "Medie " is used by some 50 people in Spain and small number in the United States. "Medhi " is used by some 1000 people in Pakistan , about 500 in France , and some 200 people in the United States. "Meedi " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Kruno Medi, Maroje Medi, Mirsad Medi, Vanja Medi, Ana Medi, Marijana Medi, Kate Medi, Pia Medi, Ivica Medi, Marina Medi, Davor Medi, Monika Medi, Frane Medi, Violeta Medi, Lada Medi, Goran Medi, Saša Medi, Senio Medi, Đino Medi

Mentions in sources

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

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