Surname Mesinger in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Mesinger families are Croats (from Slatina area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Mesinger live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located and 7 other Croatian places, mostly in Staro Petrovo Polje (<10) and Veliki Rastovac (<10) in Slatina area, Orahovica (<5), Crnac in Slatina area (<5), and in Kajgana (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mesinger (including: Messinger , Mössinger , Meszinger , Messingher and Messienger ) is present in 35 countries worldwide. The family name "Mesinger " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Israel , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Messinger " is used by some 5000 people in the United States , about 900 in Germany , and some 300 people in Brazil. "Messienger " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Bogdan Mesinger, Darko Mesinger, Đuro Mesinger, Ivan Mesinger, Josip Mesinger, Krunoslav Mesinger, Mislav Mesinger, Milka Mesinger, Suzana Mesinger, Sanja Mesinger, Tomislav Mesinger, Branka Mesinger, Katica Mesinger, Melita Mesinger, Velinka Mesinger, Jadranka Mesinger, Zdravko Mesinger, Vjekoslav Mesinger, Mario Mesinger

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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