Surname Mitrović in modern Croatia

Mitrović families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Biograd na Moru area. According to some sources they are from Zelengrada, rarely Serbs, and Roms (Slavonski Brod). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Slavonski Brod. In Zelengrad in Obrovac every second inhabitant had the family name Mitrović.

Prevalence

About 2600 people with faimily name Mitrović live in Croatia today, in 1100 households. There were 1500 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 81 cities and 223 other places, mostly in Slavonski Brod (350), Zagreb (325), Zadar (150), Split (115), and in Rijeka (100).

Outside Croatia

At least 50 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (16), the United States (8), Switzerland (6), the United Kingdom (5), Austria (5), Sweden (3), France (2), Chile (2), South Africa (1), the Netherlands (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Mitrović (including: Mitrovich , Mitrovic , Mytrovych , Mittrovich , Mitrovych , Mitrowic and Mitrowitsch ) is present in 61 countries worldwide. The family name "Mitrovic " is used by some 700 people in Germany , about 500 in the United States , and some 300 people in Russian Federation. "Mitrovich " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 300 in South Africa , and some 200 people in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Mitrović, Frane Mitrović, Siniša Mitrović, Ilija Mitrović, Ivica Mitrović, Jelena Mitrović, Miljenko Mitrović, Sanja Mitrović, Šime Mitrović, Marija Mitrović, Perica Mitrović, Darko Mitrović, Zdravko Mitrović, Tomislav Mitrović, Sreto Mitrović, Alan Mitrović, Krešimir Mitrović, Mirko Mitrović, Zoran Mitrović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over eighty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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