Surname Mrkić in modern Croatia

Mrkić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Biograd na Moru , a often Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Tuzla Region, Bosnia (Tuzla area). In Brebornica in Duga Resa area every third inhabitant had the family name Mrkić.

Prevalence

About 430 people with faimily name Mrkić live in Croatia today, in 190 households. There were 370 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 29 cities and 34 other places, mostly in Zadar (120), Biograd na moru (45), Zagreb (35), Rijeka (25), and in Karlovac (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 16 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (7), Germany (4), the United States (3), the Netherlands (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Mrkić (including: Mrkich , Mrcic , Merkich , Mrkic , Merkiche , Merkic and Merkitsch ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Mrkic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Italy , and small number in Venezuela. "Mrkich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Merkich " is used by some 50 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Saša Mrkić, Mišo Mrkić, Vlatka Mrkić, Gordana Mrkić, Marinko Mrkić, Brigita Mrkić, Karmen Mrkić, Grozdan Mrkić, Tajana Mrkić, Zdravko Mrkić, Mirjana Mrkić, Sanja Mrkić, Božo Mrkić, Mirta Mrkić, Igor Mrkić, Dragutin Mrkić, Tatjana Mrkić, Ivica Mrkić, Petar Mrkić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories