Surname Modrić in modern Croatia

Modrić families are Croats and they are mostly from Benkovac area. According to some sources they are from Podgorja. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj and Zagreb. In Zaton Obrovački in Benkovac area every third inhabitant had the family name Modrić.

Prevalence

About 1700 people with faimily name Modrić live in Croatia today, in 720 households. There were 1400 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 74 cities and 150 other places, mostly in Zagreb (215), Glavice (165), Rijeka (115), Zadar (105), and in Split (85).

Outside Croatia

At least 19 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (5), Germany (4), Argentina (3), New Zealand (3), Canada (2), France (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Modrić (including: Modric , Modrich , Modritsch , Modrick and Moderick ) is present in 39 countries worldwide. The family name "Modric " is used by some 1000 people in Algeria , about 300 in Germany , and some 100 people in the United States. "Modrich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Korea (South) , and small number of people in Germany. "Modrick " is used by some 100 people in Afghanistan and about 90 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nikola Modrić, Ivan Modrić, Dag Modrić, Željko Modrić, Mario Modrić, Filip Modrić, Kristijan Modrić, Ivica Modrić, Sanja Modrić, Igor Modrić, Ante Modrić, Željka Modrić, Damir Modrić, Slobodanka Modrić, Josip Modrić, Zvonko Modrić, Mladen Modrić, Danko Modrić, Vladimir Modrić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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