Surname Metz in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Metz families are Croats (from Biograd na moru ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci and in Semberia, Bosnia (Bijeljina area).

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Metz live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (<5), Oprtalj in Buzet area (<5), Vinkovci (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Slavonski Brod (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Metz (including: Meetz , Metzsch , Meertz , Metthez , Methiaz , Mettz and Metzs ) is present in 76 countries worldwide. The family name "Metz " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 10000 in Germany , and some 4000 people in France. "Mettz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Metzs " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dijana Metz, Branka Metz, Branko Metz, Suzana Metz, Dražen Metz, Zdravka Metz, Nikola Metz, Rudolf Metz, Christian Metz, Martin Metz, Jadranka Metz, Ratimir Metz, Marija Metz, Ana Metz, Veljko Metz, Katarina Metz, Vladimir Metz, Blagojka Metz, Stipanka Metz

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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