Surname Mihovilčević in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Mihovilčević families are Croats (from the Island of Hvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Hvar and in Split. In Brusje on the Island of Hvar every eighth inhabitant had the family name Mihovilčević.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Mihovilčević live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and two other places, mostly in Hvar (25) and Brusje (<10) on the Island of Hvar, Rijeka (<5), Sibenik (<5), and in Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least 11 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Argentina (4), Australia (3), the United States (3), and to Germany (1).
Family name Mihovilčević (including: Mihovilcevic , Mihovilcevich and Mihovilchevich ) is present in five countries on four continents.

Characteristic first names

Ivo Mihovilčević, Vislav Mihovilčević, Mateo Mihovilčević, Antonia Mihovilčević, Silvana Mihovilčević, Ivica Mihovilčević, Ivan Mihovilčević, Danći Mihovilčević, Mate Mihovilčević, Djurdjica Mihovilčević, Juraj Mihovilčević, Ante Mihovilčević, Mario Mihovilčević, Petar Mihovilčević, Gabi Mihovilčević, Ina Mihovilčević, Anica Mihovilčević, Slavija Mihovilčević, Tomica Mihovilčević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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