Surname Mikšić in modern Croatia

Mikšić families are Croats and they are mostly from Karlovac. According to some sources they are from Turopolje (Donji Lukavac). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Zagreb. In Poljanica Okićka in Jastrebarsko area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Mikšić.

Prevalence

About 430 people with faimily name Mikšić live in Croatia today, in 210 households.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 36 cities and 34 other places, mostly in Karlovac (195), Zagreb (55), Sisak (20), Split (20), and in Vrbovec (15).

Outside Croatia

At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (7), Australia (3), the United States (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Mikšić (including: Miksic , Miksich , Miksics and Micksich ) is present in 14 countries on three continents. The family name "Miksic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in France. "Miksich " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Micksich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Boris Mikšić, Vanda Mikšić, Marina Mikšić, Mirjana Mikšić, Inoslav Mikšić, Ivica Mikšić, Krunoslav Mikšić, Dragutin Mikšić, Maja Mikšić, Vladimir Mikšić, Ivana Mikšić, Miroslav Mikšić, Maša Mikšić, Diana Mikšić, Ana Mikšić, Želimir Mikšić, Josip Mikšić, Renato Mikšić, Dorotea Mikšić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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