Surname Mesic in modern Croatia

Mesic families are Croats and they are mostly from Jastrebarsko area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Jastrebarsko.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Mesic live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Jastrebarsko (15), Beter in Jastrebarsko area (15), Zagreb (10), Garesnica (10), and in Prhoc (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mesic (including: Mesich , Meshich , Messiez , Messich , Mesíc , Messic and Messicci ) is present in 40 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. "Messic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Mesich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 70 in Canada , and small number of people in Taiwan.

Characteristic first names

Matija Mesic, Eva Mesic, Blaženka Mesic, Marijan Mesic, Miroslav Mesic, Dijana Mesic, Marina Mesic, Arijana Mesic, Željka Mesic, Stjepan Mesic, Tin Mesic, Saša Mesic, Josip Mesic, Verica Mesic, Željko Mesic, Ignac Mesic, Nikola Mesic, Ivan Mesic, Jadranka Mesic

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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