Surname Moretti in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Moretti families are predominantly Croats (from Dubrovnik ), rarely Italians (from Pula ), and very rarely Czechs (also from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Moretti live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and threee other places, mostly in Pula (10), Rijeka (<10), Dubrovnik (<10), Bosanka (<5), and in Cavtat in Dubrovnik area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Moretti (including: Moretty , Morretti and Morettie ) is present in 94 countries worldwide. "Morettie " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States. "Morretti " is used by some 80 people in Italy , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Argentina. "Moretty " is used by some 100 people in Brazil , small number in Venezuela , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Olga Moretti, Viktor Moretti, Sandra Moretti, Mirjana Moretti, Mira Moretti, Danijel Moretti, Alen Moretti, Josip Moretti, Antun Moretti, Ivan Moretti, Elio Moretti, Violeta Moretti, Tomislav Moretti, Herman Moretti, Mato Moretti, Ivo Moretti, Boris Moretti, Nadia Moretti, Leo Moretti

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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