Surname Minić in modern Croatia

Minić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Sisak , often Serbs, very rarely Montenegrins. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Glina area.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Minić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Rijeka (15), Ostrozin in Glina area (<10), Sisak (<10), and in Dugo Selo (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), the United States (2), and to Austria (1).
Family name Minić (including: Minich , Minnick , Minnich , Minic , Minici , Minick , Minnici , Minicz , Minnic and Minicha ) is present in 65 countries worldwide. The family name "Minic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 90 in Germany , and some 60 people in France. "Minich " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Belarus , and some 700 people in Russian Federation. "Minicz " is used by small number of people in Poland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Saudi Arabia.

Characteristic first names

Bojan Minić, Borislav Minić, Dragoljub Minić, Zoran Minić, Nela Minić, Biljana Minić, Andrijana Minić, Suzana Minić, Zdenko Minić, Damjan Minić, Dušanka Minić, Božica Minić, Radimir Minić, Petar Minić, Branko Minić, Blaženka Minić, Ljiljana Minić, Nebojša Minić, Danijela Minić

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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