Surname Merlić in modern Croatia

Merlić families are Croats and they are mostly from Buzet. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia and in Buzet. In Krbavčići in Buzet every third inhabitant had the family name Merlić.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Merlić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Buzet (15), Perci (15), Pazin (<10), and in Gorican in Cakovec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Merlić (including: Merlich , Merlic , Merlici , Mehrlich and Merlick ) is present in 14 countries on three continents. The family name "Merlic " is used by few people in the United States. "Merlick " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Mehrlich " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 90 in the United States , and small number of people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Dubravko Merlić, Igor Merlić, Alison Merlić, Tomislav Merlić, Vlatka Merlić, Nevija Merlić, Edvin Merlić, Mladen Merlić, Dragan Merlić, Tatjana Merlić, Zvonimir Merlić, Vesna Merlić, Milejdi Merlić, Nadica Merlić, Edo Merlić, Ante Merlić, Julije Merlić, Marija Merlić, Emil Merlić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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