Surname Milčetić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Milčetić families are Croats (from the Island of Krk ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and on the Island of Krk. In Vantačići on the Island of Krk every second inhabitant had the family name Milčetić.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Milčetić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and 7 other places, mostly in Malinska (25), Zidarici (15), Milcetici (<10), Krk (<5) and Vantacici (<5) on the Island of Krk.

Outside Croatia

At least 27 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (24), Canada (2), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Milčetić (including: Milcetic , Milcetich ) is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Milcetic " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Milcetich " is used by some 90 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Maryann Milčetić, Ivan Milčetić, Josip Milčetić, Svjetlana Milčetić, Barbara Milčetić, Jure Milčetić, Marica Milčetić, Marjeta Milčetić, Ivana Milčetić, Dinko Milčetić, Mladen Milčetić, Petar Milčetić, Damir Milčetić, Slavica Milčetić, Vesna Milčetić, Anton Milčetić, Anamarija Milčetić, Ivo Milčetić, Zlatko Milčetić

Mentions in sources

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

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