Surname Mirić in modern Croatia

Mirić families can be both Croats (the family name originates from the Island of Brac ) and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Otocac area and in Ogulin. In Krbavica in Otocac area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Mirić.

Prevalence

About 550 people with faimily name Mirić live in Croatia today, in 270 households. There were 900 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 46 cities and 61 other places, mostly in Zagreb (95), Rijeka (40), Karlovac (40), Split (25), and in Draskovec (25).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mirić (including: Mirich , Miric , Miricho , Mirick , Mirici , Miritsch , Mirych , Myric , Myerick and Miricz ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. The family name "Miric " is used by some 100 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and some 60 people in Uganda. "Mirich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Argentina , and small number of people in Australia. "Mirick " is used by some 500 people in the United States and about 70 in Japan.

Characteristic first names

Marica Mirić, Stevo Mirić, Dinko Mirić, Mirjana Mirić, Davor Mirić, Margit Mirić, Jovan Mirić, Vitomir Mirić, Tatjana Mirić, Ninko Mirić, Mira Mirić, Ivan Mirić, Sonja Mirić, Helena Mirić, Kristijan Mirić, Biserka Mirić, Damir Mirić, Draško Mirić, Ivica Mirić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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